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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