Picasso's graphic works on show at Palazzo Reale in Palermo

Palazzo Reale in Palermo hosts 'Celebrating Picasso', an exhibition curated by Markus Muller and organized by the Fondazione Federico II, featuring 84 works primarily from the Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso in Münster. The show focuses on Picasso's graphic production, including 6 prints from the Suite Vollard (1930–1937), a series of 100 etchings commissioned by dealer Ambroise Vollard. The exhibition presents lithographs, aquatints, etchings, and drypoints, alongside three paintings and a small ceramics section. Among the paintings are 'Natura morta con pesci' (1922) from the Mart in Rovereto, 'Pescatore seduto con berretto' (post-WWII), and 'Paesaggio di Vallauris' (1958). Ceramics come from the Pontalti Collection in Trento. The show includes portraits of Françoise Gilot and Jacqueline Roque, as well as motifs like the minotaur, bullfighting, doves, and still lifes. The exhibition is part of a partnership between the Fondazione Federico II and the Münster museum, but critics note a lack of a strong curatorial thesis or original scholarly focus. The display is described as dense and uniform, with works arranged in two parallel rows. The Suite Vollard, originally intended as a deluxe publication, was left unpublished after Vollard's death in 1939 and later recovered in the 1950s, divided into seven sections by art historian Hans Bollinger. The exhibition runs in the Sale Duca di Montalto of Palazzo Reale.