Picasso, victim of the anguish caused by the Civil War and the traumatic breakup with his first wife, Olga Koklova, drew between 1930 and 1937 a series of engravings that today is considered one of the most important in contemporary art: the Vollard Suite, a reflection of the artist’s melancholy and inner conflict in one of the most difficult stages of his life.
After twelve years without being exhibited in the capital, some of the engravings of the genius from Malaga will arrive at the ICO Museum ( Zorrilla St., 3) on February 13. In addition to the Vollard Suite, the exhibition includes the work of other Spanish artists of the 20th century, such as Eduardo Arroyo, Juan Genovés, Miguel Ángel Campano, Fernando Bellver and Manolo Valdés.
The exhibition is presented as a great opportunity to see one of the few surviving complete sets of the Vollard Suite, and to immerse oneself in a work with which Picasso, moving away from Cubism, took a step back to work with much more classical techniques and characters inspired by Greek mythology (in some of the prints, he represents himself as a huge minotaur).
Until July 20, it will be possible to rediscover the collection through guided tours for all audiences or on your own. The ICO Museum can be easily reached by public transport: metro line 2 to Seville station or bus line 15 to the last stop (Sol-Sevilla).