An unprecedented three-month exhibition of more than 200 Pablo Picasso masterpieces opened at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts on Moscow on February 25
The new exhibition is the biggest ever display of Picasso's works in Russia, taking advantage of the Year of France in Russia to combine the Pushkin Museum's collection with an extensive selection from the Picasso Museum in Paris, which is closed for renovations
The wife of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Svetlana Medvedeva, attended the opening of the exhibition. Pictured: Svetlana Medvedeva and Pushkin Museum director Irina Antonova (left to right) next to Picasso’s Man with a Lamb sculpture
Svetlana Medvedeva and Pushkin Museum director Irina Antonova next to Picasso’s Jaime Sabartés portrait, Still life with a Beer Mug
Russian Culture Minister Alexander Avdeev and Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva at the opening of Picasso. Moscow. Exhibition
Svetlana Medvedeva, Pushkin Museum director Irina Antonova and curator at the Musée National Picasso in Paris Ann Baldassari (from right to left) next to Picasso’s Cat and Bird
Svetlana Medvedeva, curator at the Musée National Picasso in Paris Ann Baldassari and French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand (from left to right) next to Picasso graphic self-portrait
Curator at the Musée National Picasso in Paris Ann Baldassari and Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva
Curator at the Musée National Picasso in Paris Ann Baldassari shows one of Picasso’s wood sculptures to Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva
Svetlana Medvedeva, curator at the Musée National Picasso in Paris Ann Baldassari and French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand next to Picasso graphic works
Curator at the Musée National Picasso in Paris Ann Baldassari shows Picasso’s Woman with Baby Carriage to Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva
The opening of the Picasso. Moscow. Exhibition in Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
At the Picasso exhibit. Moscow. Exhibition in Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
