Members-Only Gallery Talk
Sunday, October 16, 10:15 – 11am
Picasso's Composition: The Peasants (1906) in the Main Gallery
Free; registration required.
About the Talk
Each month, members of our Adult Education team present their ongoing research on the collection to members. These talks are a great way to learn more about your favorite artists in the collection.
Today, Barnes instructor Michael Williamson explores Picasso and cubism. Picasso, along with fellow artist Georges Braque, is credited with inventing the cubist style while working in Paris in the early part of the 20th century. This was the beginning of radical modernism; a way of seeing that strove to reinvent the world of European art. See how the roots of cubism can be traced to the masks and freestanding sculpture of West Africa and learn more about Picasso's inventive style and how cubism has had a lasting influence on the arts in literature, dance, and music in the 20th and 21st centuries.
This talk takes place on-site and will begin in the first floor classroom in the Collection Gallery.
Go Further
Members-Only Online Tour: Modigliani and Soutine
Learn about the relationship that grew between these modern artists while living and working in Paris.
2022 Centennial Barnes Art Ball
Join us for a celebration of art, community, and philanthropy. The Art Ball marks the Foundation’s centennial, tenth anniversary on the Parkway, and the new exhibition Modigliani Up Close.
Members-Only Online Tour: Matisse, Dr. Barnes, and The Dance
Study paintings by Matisse and learn how The Dance reinvigorated the artist in the later years of his career.