WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- Throughout his life
Pablo
Picasso (1881–1973) was fascinated with the life and work of Edgar Degas
(1834–1917). Picasso collected the Impressionist’s pictures, continually
re-interpreted his images, and at the end of his life, created scenes
that
included depictions of Degas himself. Picasso Looks at Degas, a
ground-breaking
exhibition at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute during the
summer of
2010 brings together over one hundred works from international museums
and
private collections. The exhibition is the first to explore Picasso’s
direct
response to Degas’s work and includes never-before-exhibited archival
material
that sheds new light on his relationship with the ballet.