Lucien Clergue: Veintisiete Encuentros con Picasso, Exhibition, Picasso Museum, Barcelona: 26 October 2017-15 April 2018

Lucien Clergue entered the photography industry from a young age. On the 5th April 1953, he met Picasso by chance at a bullfight and took the opportunity to photograph him. They instantly clicked, giving way to a long and close friendship which lasted the rest of their lifetimes. Both men were living in the south of France and leading busy lives, but every now and then they would meet up and go to a bullfight, a gypsy party, or spend the day at Picasso’s villa in Cannes. Between 1953 and 1971 they met up a total of 27 times, allowing Clergue to capture Picasso in his most natural and comfortable environments.

In 2016 the Picasso Museum bought Clergue’s entire collection of photographs, almost 600 black-and-white vintage prints, which are now being exhibited for the first time. The snapshots show Picasso in different stages of life, scenarios and frames of mind, giving us a glimpse into the personal life of this legendary Spanish artist.

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Lucien Clergue, Picasso y Lucien Clergue en Notre-Dame-de-Vie, 11 y 12 de octubre de 1969, Mougins

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Opening Times

28th September 2017 - 28th January 2018

Monday, 10:00-17:00

Tuesday-Wednesday, 09:00-19:00

Thursday, 09:00-21:30

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