Exhibitions

Els Quatre Gats: Art in Barcelona Around 1900

April 13, 1978 – June 25, 1978

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Independence Ave. at 7th St., SW
Washington, DC

Level 2

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See more than 50 paintings, prints and drawings by 14 artists that introduce the visitor to modernismo, a distinctively Catalan art movement developed by patrons of Els Quatre Gats (The Four Cats) cafe.

Included are several works by Picasso, among them 2 paintings from his 'Blue Period' as well as a hanging metal sign which he is said to have designed for the cafe.

Organized by Marilyn McCully, Princeton University.

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