Spain is a country, a part of the European continent, both of which are over flowing with museums, living and/or established specifically this purpose. So why do I single out this average size museum amongst all the living Castles and large museums with very recognizable names.
To fully understand an artist,
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, and why his art pieces are associated with such a continually increasing demand while the supply remains finite, then
The Picasso Museum in Barcelona becomes indispensable. This Museum is also key point in understanding Picasso's genius as a young artist along with his solid and intimate relationship developed with the City of Barcelona.
The Picasso museum boasts, and rightly so, to have acquired the most complete collection of Picasso's youthful works found under one roof, that remains open and available for the visual consumption of the general public. Barcelona must thank a friend of the artist, Jaume Sabartes, along with Picasso's wishes, which were made very clear in 1970 with his own donation of all his early works to this museum. This very large donation now makes up a large part of the museum's present total collection, which includes representations of every period of the Artist's life, up to his death in 1973.
The museum also possesses a large and fairly complete representation of his works starting with an important chapter in Picasso's life. This chapter begins in 1917, the year that the artist met Olga Kokhova, kicking off his most important relationship with a mate. Later, Picasso, with Olga at his side, traveled to Barcelona.
The Picasso museum also has a priceless group of works from his later Blue Period.
Therefore, the traveler can appreciate how a visit to this exciting and cosmopolitan city of Barcelona cannot be considered as worth mentioning without highlighting a crucial visit to one of the most important 20th century born European museums, The
Picasso Museum In Barcelona.