Some Picassso Picks

After a busy morning touring the Marais and a great lunch at L’as du Fallafel,  we spent a big chunk of our afternoon in Paris at the Picasso Museum, also located in the Marais.

Our visit was relaxing and, well, fun. Instead of writing a lot of details about our visit, we’re going to share pictures of some of our favorite works, including this charming painting (one of Picasso’s many Harlequin images) that is basically a self-portrait:

Here are a couple dramatic works:

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One of our favorite parts of the collection were the portraits of women:

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A small sample of Picasso’s quirky sculptures:

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As we expected, the contents on the inside of the museum were beautiful, but looking out the windows also provided some pleasantly surprising views:

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Next, the Left Bank – and the Rodin Museum!