Musee National Picasso-Paris at 5, rue de Thorigny is free on Sundays but worth the 13 euros if you go any other day.
Works included not only Picasso’s pieces, but by contemporaries such as Matisse and Braque and influences such as Cezanne.
There are many floors so be prepared to hike up many, many steps. But you will enjoy it and hopefully become inspired.
And talk about serendipity! I was planning on finding some street art in the Latin Quarter by Space Invader. Luck would have it, as I walked out after my Picasso adventure I spotted a familiar looking portrait of Picasso by Invader. How cool is that?
So here are a few of my favorites from the Musee Picasso Paris and the last 2 photos are the pieces of Picasso by French street artist Space Invader.
Walking into the front entrance.
Waiting in line would be about an hour.
Wall of portraits upon walking in.
Vase globulaire decore de mains tenant des poissons (1929)
(L-R) Little Girl Skipping (1950), The Goat (1950)
Um…what?!!!!!
Nu debout au bras leve (1908)
Le Salon de l’artiste rue La Boetie: Jean Cocteau, Olga Khokhlova, Erik Satie et Clive Bell (1919). Oh to be a fly on the wall during this drawing!
Ceiling shot
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And below is the portrait by Invader:
