During the decade after the end of World War II Picasso began to spend more and more time in the Cote d'Azur where he began drawing on the Mediterranean sources that had inspired him in earlier years. Picasso's return to the south marked a return to a family life as well - which in turn inspired him in the studio. In the1950s his sculpture work evolved and he expanded into ceramics, lithography, printing and graphic design techniques. This latest Picasso exhibition from the Gagosian Gallery features a more private side to these prolific years - a dazzling coming together of paintings, sculptures, prints and ceramics - many pieces provided by Picasso's grandson, Bernard Ruiz-Picasso and curated by Mr Ruiz-Picasso and Picasso's acclaimed biographer, Sir John Richardson. "Picasso Mosqueteros" an exhibition on Picasso's late paintings and prints the two men organised in the Spring of 2009 drew over 100,000 visitors through the Gagosian New York. This show at the London show is expected to attract even more attention and visitors. This unique collection of works is a testament to the many ways in which an artist's style can be immediately influenced by surroundings and circumstances. In the south Picasso enters into what Richardson described as "….a protean period of incredible virtuosity where he revolutionises sculpture, revolutionises engraving techniques, revolutionises ceramics an comes up with paintings that pit him against the great masters ofthe past." The show will run from June 4 to August 28 at the Gagosian Gallery's Britannia Street space in London.
