Picasso-Rodin

Double exhibition at the Musée Rodin & Musée Picasso, Paris, 19 May, 2021 - 2 January, 2022

This exhibition catalogue offers a new comparative view of the works of Rodin (1840-1917) and Picasso (1881-1973), who each had a profound and lasting impact on the art of their time and that of the generations to come. It explores how elements of Rodin's oeuvre merged with periods in Picasso's artistic career.

This comparative view of the two great artists takes a different form at each venue: the Musée Rodin looks at the crisis of representation in the early 20th century, while the Musée Picasso focuses on their creative processes. At different times and in different contexts, Rodin and Picasso both experienced major historical upheavals that could provide a clue to their similarities.