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A celebration of the British Museum's recent acquisition of The Vollard Suite, a complete series of 100 untitled, unnumbered etchings produced by Pablo Picasso during 1930 and 1937.
Faun uncovering a sleeping nude figure reclining on a bed, 12 June 1936
© Succession Picasso/DACS 2011
Previously unseen by the public, The Vollard Suite takes its name from the great avant-garde art dealer and print publisher Ambroise Vollard, who gave Picasso his first exhibition in 1901 and commissioned the series in exchange for pictures.
Venue details
British Museum
Great Russell Street
London
WC1B 3DG
020 7323 8299
www.britishmuseum.org
Entry details
Free to all
Sat – Thurs, 10am – 5.30pm
Fri, 10.30am – 8.30pm
Closed 24–26 Dec, 1 Jan
What the critics say
The series of 100 etchings that make up Picasso's Vollard Suite is at once among the artist's best- and least-known works of art.