Pablo Picasso: Drawing Inspiration – From the Collection of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) is universally recognized as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He studied the art of past generations and drew inspiration from his contemporaries, but his prolific body of work was one of a kind. The creativity and innovation in his art continue to captivate viewers to this day.

This exhibition highlights Picasso’s prints through a curated selection of works from the Picasso collection of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. One of the foremost cultural institutions in the world, the Israel Museum houses a rich collection of over 800 works by Picasso, with an emphasis on his graphic art. Interspersed among his oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, and photographs, Picasso’s prints are presented in this exhibition in chronological order, starting around 1900, when Picasso first left Spain for Paris, and going up to 1970, three years before his death. The exhibition traces how the artist’s style evolved—from his early Blue and Rose Periods into his Cubist, Neoclassicist, and Surrealist Periods—through an exploration of his experiments in printmaking technique and the shifts in his recurring subjects and motifs. This is an unparalleled opportunity to examine Picasso’s mastery of a variety of artistic styles, from the classical to the abstract, and discover the extraordinary innovation in his creative process.