Art Review: Young Picasso in Paris Guggenheim Exhibition Review

Young Picasso in Paris is the new exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) died 50 years ago this past April 8, an anniversary propelling dozens of new exhibitions in New York, Paris, Barcelona, and Madrid. I’ll cover some of them, starting with the Guggenheim’s, and I’ll try to keep it chronological.

It’s a small exhibition, about ten objects, but it’s very, very good. Anchoring Young Picasso is the sparkling, titillating Moulin de la Galette from 1900, his first Paris painting and in the Guggenheim collection. Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec had tackled the Montmartre dance hall, so Picasso knew he was attempting to stride among giants. The 19-year-old Catalan, still only a visitor to Paris, proves he’s the ultimate in savants.

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Brian T. Allen

Brian T. Allen is National Review’s art critic.

Young Picasso in Paris is the new exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) died 50 years ago this past April 8, an anniversary propelling dozens of new exhibitions in New York, Paris, Barcelona, and Madrid. I’ll cover some of them, starting with the Guggenheim’s, and I’ll try to keep it chronological.

It’s a small exhibition, about ten objects, but it’s very, very good. Anchoring Young Picasso is the sparkling, titillating Moulin de la Galette from 1900, his first Paris painting and in the Guggenheim collection. Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec had tackled the Montmartre dance hall, so Picasso knew he was attempting to stride among giants. The 19-year-old Catalan, still only a visitor to Paris, proves he’s the ultimate in savants.