The celebrations have already begun despite the fact that the "peak" moment will be on 8 April 2023, when it will be half a century since his death.

With exhibitions in Spain, France and New York, "Picasso Year" promises to be the celebration that the Spanish artist was unable to have in his lifetime.

Madrid (EFE) - Under the premise that Spain has to pay the "great tribute" that was not paid to the artist Pablo Picasso during his lifetime, the events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his death have already begun to take place, despite the fact that the "peak" of the "Picas

The 50th anniversary of the death of the most influential artist of the 20th century will explore all facets of the genius, including his alleged misogyny.

Since September, commemorative exhibitions have opened at the Fundación Mapfre, the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Museu Picasso Barcelona.

Pablo Picasso was appointed by the Republican government as director of the Museo Nacional del Prado. His appointment took place on 19 September 1936 and was published in La Gaceta de Madrid on the 25th.

Bust of a Buste de femme 43 was completed by Pablo Picasso in a single day, exactly on 7 October 1943. The painting can be read in the difficult historical context of the time, the end of the Spanish Civil War and in the midst of the Second World War.

Today, 20 December 2022, Maya Ruiz Picasso, the second of Pablo Picasso's four children, passed away at the age of 87.   

Françoise Gilot was born in France in 1921 and continues to live her life between New York and Paris, working and exhibiting her work internationally.

Living with Picasso is the most intimate and revealing portrait of Picasso ever written. For almost ten years, Françoise Gilot lived with the great painter and had two children with him.