In the eyes of the world, his paintings stood out and his sculptures took a back seat to a packed, prolific artistic life and career. But Picasso surpassed himself, and continues to do so 50 years after his death. Now the time has come for him to reveal himself as a sculptor. Or rather, for us to recognise him as a sculptor as well as a painter. A complete artist. Although many already knew this. For a long time now. After all, the first exhibition in which his sculptures were shown was Hommage à Pablo Picasso, at the Grand Palais and Petit Palais in Paris in 1966. The following year, the Tate Gallery in London organised another exhibition mainly devoted to his sculptures. Up until then, his three-dimensional work had received very little attention. However, sculpture was not a secondary interest for Picasso, rather a form of expression on an equal footing with painting.
Picasso surpassed himself, and continues to do so 50 years after his death
Picasso surpassed himself, and continues to do so 50 years after his death