Musée de l’Homme (Paris)
8 February to 12 June 2023
An era that abounded with discoveries and innovations.
Paintings, sculptures, drawings, ceramics and engraved stones… Discover the influence of prehistoric times on the work of Picasso!
The artist was born in 1881, two years after the first prehistoric paintings were discovered in Spain. They were found in the Cave of Altamira, but it was only in 1902 that they were recognised as original Palaeolithic cave art.
The early 20th century was also marked by artistic renewal, with experiments in cubism and surrealism, fields where Picasso was one of the leading lights.
In 1922, the Venus of Lespugue was discovered, and four years later, the ‘Cahiers d’art’ journal was created. It presented portable art and cave art to the general public. This exciting period is expressed in some of the artist’s work. creations by the earliest artists.