“Chicago has come a really long way since the reaction to the Armory Show in 1913, when one critic called the modern art, including Picasso’s works shown there, ‘nasty, lewd, immoral and ...

“Picasso and Chicago” runs through May 12 as part of “The Picasso Effect,” a museumwide series of events at the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave., 312-443-3600, artic.edu ...

As part of the Year of Public Art, the City of Chicago celebrated Tuesday the 50th anniversary of the Chicago Picasso at Everyone's Picasso, a restaging event of the 1967 unveiling at Daley Plaza.

Two years ago, researchers at the Art Institute were embarking on a deep dive into the layers of paint and pigment below the surface of a Picasso painting in what was to be an exploration of the ...

Posted in Art Picasso and Chicago by Philip A Hartigan February 27, 2013 March 2, 2013. Subscribe to our newsletter.

The Old Guitarist is probably the most famous painting from Picasso’s Blue Period. It dates from 1903-1904, when the young artist was living in poverty in Paris. Picasso used the color blue to ...

On Wednesday 20, the Art Institute opens “Picasso and Chicago,” which brings together more than 250 of the artist’s paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and ceramics.

Model of Chicago's Picasso statue to go to auction. AP. Picasso created the piece betwen 1962 and 1964; Model comes from the estate of an art market dealer who died in 2008; ...

The Art Institute of Chicago became the first American museum to put a Picasso on permanent display after it bought “The Old Guitarist” in 1926. ‘Garçon à la Pipe’ Sotheby's sold ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Starting next Wednesday, visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago will get new insight into the special relationship that existed between Pablo Picasso and this city.WBBM Newsradio ...

Pablo Picasso's "Mother and Child" is one of more than 250 works on display at the Art Institute of Chicago through May. 12. "The Old Guitarist" (1902-04) is from Picasso's Blue Period. Picasso ...

On May 13, Christie’s in New York will auction 15 pieces (worth an estimated $30 million) from the Edwin and Lindy Bergman estate, including Picasso’s 1939 painting Tête de femme à deux ...