Picasso: Histoire Naturelle

'A National Touring Exhibition
organised by the Hayward Gallery for Arts Council England'
Oriel Mwldan Gallery Monday 26 September – Wednesday 19 October 2005

Picasso: Histoire Naturelle is the first of the National Touring Exhibitions from the Hayward Gallery to visit West Wales and we hope the first of many to visit Oriel Mwldan. We are delighted to give you advance notice of this significant date in the calendar!

This set of 31 prints is considered by many to be one of Picasso's most important graphic productions. In them, the artist depicts animals, birds, insects and other creatures. Animals appear frequently in Picasso's work most importantly the bull, horse and pigeon, all of which had great personal significance for him and are evident in his powerful Guernica painting of 1937, executed at the same time as his illustrations for Histoire Naturelle were underway. Combining a wide variety of techniques, including lift ground aquatint, etching and drypoint, Picasso produced images of great clarity, immediacy and beauty. The prints, accompanied by extracts from the classic 18th century text, Histoire Naturelle, by the eminent French naturalist, George Louis Leclerc de Buffon were eventually published in 1942 by Martin Fabiana.

Gallery Opening Times
10am - 8 pm Monday - Sunday

Past & Future Exhibitions | Current Exhibitions | Visual Arts Policy | Gallery Guidelines

For further information, please make enquiries at the box office

Oriel Mwldan Patron Mary Lloyd Jones