Nationally touring exhibition Picasso and the Progressive Proof organized by Townsend Art Advisory

Picasso and the Progressive Proof: Linocut Prints from a Private Collection, 2023-2027

  • Elmhurst Art Museum September 2023

    The exhibition focusses on a critical moment in Picasso’s late printmaking, specifically his work with linoleum block prints or linocuts, of which he produced around 200 in the last twelve years of his life. Broad themes which engaged Picasso throughout his life and seen here include Picasso’s own competition with the Old Masters; his Spanish heritage as reflected in the bullfight; and his interest in mythology and the Classical past. The national tour opened at the Elmhurst Art Museum in the Chicago area and was on view from 9 September 2023 to 7 January 2024. Part of the museum’s observance of the 50th anniversary of Picasso’s death in 1973, PIcasso: Fifty Years Later, it was accompanied by two other exhibitions, the Allen Collection of European Modernism and contemporary artists in dialogue with Picasso, including Jose Lerma, Liz Flores and Leasho Johnson.

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  • Select Exhibition Media Coverage

    NBC5 Chicago: “Picasso…is still a household name.” https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/elmhurst-art-museum-introduces-picasso-exhibit/3223275/

    Chicago Tribune:

    https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/08/22/elmhurst-art-museum-exhibit-looking-at-picassos-work-and-influence-50-years-after-death-starts-in-september/

    WDCB 90.9 FM: Interview with Gary Zidek. https://theartssection.org/episodes/2023/9/16/the-arts-section-091723-picasso-exhibit-chicago-stories-jahari-stampley

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  • The Book and Tour

    Published by Skira Editore, this full-color catalogue accompanies the exhibition and is a rare exploration of the progressive proofs for Picasso’s published linocuts.

    THE TOUR

    Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL: 9 September 2023 — 7 January 2024

    Oklahoma City Museum of Art: 24 August 2024 — 5 January 2025

    Hilliard Art Museum, University of Louisiana at Lafayette: 14 June 2025 - 16 August 2025

    Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL: 13 September 2025 — 22 January 2026

    Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, NY: 14 February — 17 May 2026

    Windgate Museum of Art, Hendrix College, AR: 4 September — 12 December 2026

    Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV: 19 June – 12 September 2027

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