Pablo Picasso, Bathers with Beach Ball, 1928; oil on canvas; 6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (15.9 x 21.0 cm); Private Collection; © 2006 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- From February 23 to May 28, 2007, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present the exhibition Picasso and American Art. The exhibition examines the fundamental role that Pablo Picasso’s artwork played in the development of American art during the 20th century. Beginning with the artist Max Weber, who developed a friendship with Picasso in the early 1900s, many American artists came to both acknowledge Picasso as the central figure of the modern movements and define their own artistic achievements through the absorption, critique, or rejection of his example. While unmistakably pervasive during the first half of the last century, Picasso’s catalytic influence continued to be of great importance in the second half, sparking some of the most searching work from our most significant artists.... pour lire plus : http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=19348

Pablo Picasso, The Studio, 1927–28; oil on canvas; 59 x 91 in. (149.9 x 231.2 cm); The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 1935; © 2006 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/Art Resource, New York.