Pablo Picasso: Passion and Guilt, Kampa Museum, Prague: 16 September 2018-20 January 2019

The 1930s have been described as decisive in Picasso’s personal and artistic development. It saw his first large-scale retrospective exhibition, solidifying his reputation as one of the greatest artists of the modern era.

Despite the ongoing Great Depression, the prices of his paintings broke records. The 1930s also, however, saw the breakdown of Picasso’s marriage and a subsequent creative crisis.

Over this tumultuous decade, the artistic giant created a series of prints for his friend Ambroise Vallard. The prints are split into seven sections: Variety, Sculpture Studio, Fight of Love, Minotaur, Blind Minotaur, Rembrandt, and Portraits. Through them, Picasso reflects on and reworks thousands of years of artistic tradition, from Greek myths to the Dutch Masters. He also draws on his loved ones for inspiration, including the mother of his daughter, Marie-Thérèse Walter.

You’ll see Picasso’s skill not just in painting and drawing, but also in photography and sculpture. See this as a chance to expand your knowledge of an artistic giant.

Jonny Elling

Museum Kampa

U Sovových mlýnů 2, 118 00 Malá Strana