Tuesday, 10 April 2012

20th century paintings at the Palais des Beaux Arts in Lille

Palais des Beaux Arts in Lille


Rotunda where the paintings are exhibited



Les deux femmes au vase bleu – Two women with blue vase (1935)



Olga au col de fourrure – Olga with fur collar Oil on canvas (1923) by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881- Mougins, 1973)

Olga Kokhlova (1891 – 1955) was Picasso’s first wife. She was a dancer with the Diaghilev’s company. Picasso met her when he worked on the ballet Parade (music by Eric Satie) in 1917. This portrait belongs to the neo-classical period of Picasso.

The museum

Palais des Beaux Arts in Lille – Lille’s Fine Arts Museum
The museum is located on the Place de la République – 59000 – Lille – France

Postal address : 18bis rue de Valmy – 59000 – Lille – France

http://www.pba-lille.fr/


Opening hours

Monday, 2pm – 6pm
Closed Tuesday
Wednesday to Sunday, 10am – 6pm

Tickets sold until one half hour before closing
Closed: 1 January, 1 May, 14 July, the first weekend of September (braderie de Lille), 1 November, and 25 December

Summer hours (July and August):

Monday, 12pm – 5pm
Closed Tuesday
Wednesday to Sunday, 12am – 5pm

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