Pablo Picasso, it is said, worked until the day he died at the age of 91 on April 8, 1973. This weekend marks the 50th year since the Spanish artist’s passing. Five decades on, we are still grappling ...

If one painting can honestly claim to have changed the course of art history, it is Picasso’s “Demoiselles d’Avignon,” which turns 100 this year. Centenarian and eternally young, it is the prism ...

"Picasso and the Painting That Shocked the World" By Miles J. Unger (Simon & Schuster, 480 pp., $32.50) An "exorcism painting." That's how Pablo Picasso described "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," what ...

Here's a look at "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," the Pablo Picasso that James Cameron wanted included in 'Titanic,' causing a rift in the art community. Including the Picasso painting was a vision for ...

THOMAS HOVING was director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1967 to 1977. He is the author of many books on art subjects and head of the museum consulting firm Hoving Associates. PABLO PICASSO’s ...

The conservation laboratory at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is a brightly lit sanctuary where 20th-century masterpieces are brought for cleaning, restoration and, in case of damage, repairs.

In search of lost time -- The legendary hero -- Dirty Arcadia -- Les Misérables -- The square of the fourth dimension -- La vie en rose -- Friends and enemies -- The village above the clouds -- The ...

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is known as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. His artistic contributions completely changed the face of modern art. Picasso’s experiments with various ...