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PICASSO AND WOMEN IN CÁDIZ

Cádiz

Picasso and women in Cádiz

Engravings in Santa Catalina reflect the influence of women in Picasso's genius Works

The 'Picasso: La Mujer en Escena' exhibition can be enjoyed until February 18 in the Santa Catalina Castle gallery, one of the most remarkable cultural venues in Cádiz. The exhibition commemorates the 125th anniversary of Picasso's birth and presents around 60 original engravings and a dozen photos in a compilation made by the Fundación Casa Natal Picasso with the cooperation of the Cádiz Town Hall.

The exhibition brings back to Cádiz a part of the genius' work, a reflection of the women as a driving element in his live and work. It presents works from different periods, from Picasso's early engravings, in 1904, to the artist's mature period, in 1955, through the "Women in Algiers according to Delacroix" series. This rescues Picasso at his most intimate, reflecting his domain on movement.

His mother, sister, lovers, muses and models conditioned his art perception to the extent of acknowledging each of his periods as the inspiration of a determined woman. Women are the only element to remain present in the whole of his work; many names were the pillars: Eva Gouel, Olga Kokhlova, Marie Therese Walter, Dora Maar, Françoise Gilot or Jacqueline Roque.

The show now arriving in Cádiz has previously been in towns like Badajoz or Évora (Portugal) and will soon travel to Havana among other places.