tueen him and
their children
Claude and Pa-
loma. Exhibitions in Canada and Japan.
1969 Numerous still-lifes.
nude
paintings: faces, couples,
figures,
smokers
the opening of the
New
(p. 89).
Museum
of
Modern
Art.
York.
Completes model for giant sculpture Head of a
Woman
to appear in Chicago's
new
1
970
nates
Civic Centre in 1967.
Picasso family in Barcelona do-
all
paintings and sculptures in
session to 1
965
The
Series of paintings on the
Artist
mach
theme of
1
operation in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Last
97 1
draw ings and
Celebrates his 90th birthday.
1972 Draws
966 Resumes
drawing and painting,
then also produces prints in summer.
A
nates wire construction of 1928 the
Museum
1
series of self-portraits.
of
Modern
at
Mougin on
(p.
New
Art.
1
lais
and
Petit Palais in Paris
works, including artist's
own
many
at
Grand Pa-
shows over 700
sculptures from the
1
973
Do-
18) to
967
Evicted from studio in Rue des Grands Augustins. Exhibitions in
London and New
York.
1968 Death of Sabartes. Picasso gives Museum in Barcelona 58 pictures from the Las Meninas. Makes 347 etchings w ithin seven months. series
European exhibition of Picas-
sketchbooks
Art.
London.
On
at the
Royal Academy of
15 October Picasso's
w idow Jacqueline commits
suicide.
8 April and
is
990 From
the
the Jacqueline Picasso estate,
Musee Picasso
receives a further 162
works, including 47 paintings, which are ex-
gues on 10 April.
hibited in Paris. Marseilles. Bordeaux. Stras-
bourg. Calais and Amiens. Picasso's heirs pay their death
duties in the form of a large
Palais in Paris, later to be
Musee
Picasso.
980
in
at this
van Goghs and 7 Picassos.
the French
Exhibition of these works
Grand
1
date. 6 are
Of the 20 most
the world
collection,
which become the property of state.
expensive paintings
number of
works from Picasso's private
at the
renamed
Largest-ever Picasso retrospective
on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of
Picasso in the garden of La Californie. with the 1936 sculpture
Photograph: Jacqueline Picasso
First
3000
York.
collection.
Refuses French Legion of Honour.
986
at
paintings.
buried in the grounds of Chateau Vauvenar-
1979 1
Dies
Musee Picasso w ith 203
prints.
so's
1
major retrospective exhibition
of the
191 sculptures. 85 ceramics, and over
Picasso. Barcelona (early
works from Barcelona and La Coruna). 1
985 Opening
the Hotel Sale in Paris,
pos-
and His Model, landscapes. Sto-
trip to Paris.
1
Museu
its
Head of a Woman.
Picasso holding the sun
in his
hand.
Photograph: Jacqueline Picasso
239