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