The Mirror and the Mask: Portraiture in the Age of Picasso July 11, 2007

'The Mirror and the Mask: Portraiture in the Age of Picasso' is an ambitious exhibition that explores how portraiture developed, responding both to artistic movements and to the great historic events of the age, from the last years of the 19th century until the 1970s. Featuring about 75 paintings and sculptures by artists including Cezanne, van Gogh, Picasso, Vlaminck, Matisse, Modigliani, Kokoschka, Miro, Soutine, Beckmann, Bacon and Dubuffet, the exhibition uses Picasso as a constant reference point, following the changes in his style in relation to trends in portraiture throughout Europe.