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Late Picasso Exhibition in Stockholm Explores Artist's Final Decade of Work

exhibition · 2026-03-16

An exhibition titled 'Late Picasso' at Stockholm's Moderna Museet, running from November 22, 2025, to April 5, 2026, examines Pablo Picasso's artistic output during his final years from 1963 to 1973. The show features approximately fifty paintings and thirty works on paper, highlighting his intense, instinctive figurative painting created in Mougins, France. While contemporary critics initially dismissed this period as decline, later artists like Georg Baselitz and Jean-Michel Basquiat recognized its influence on Neo-Expressionism. The exhibition presents works characterized by simplified forms, bold brushstrokes, and raw energy that challenged artistic conventions of the time.

Key facts

  • Exhibition runs November 22, 2025 - April 5, 2026
  • Features 50 paintings and 30 works on paper from 1963-1973
  • Focuses on Picasso's late figurative work created in Mougins, France
  • Highlights influence on later artists including Georg Baselitz and Jean-Michel Basquiat
  • Addresses initial critical dismissal and subsequent reevaluation of this period

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Moderna Museet
  • Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso

Locations

  • Stockholm
  • Mougins
  • France

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