#  Picasso—The Mask within the Model 

 



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 **March 21, 2024** 

 06:00PM - 07:00PM EDT 

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 **Art Institute of Chicago, Fullerton Hall**  



 

 



 

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 Pablo Picasso’s portraits from life are among his most revealing and powerful works. A key challenge for him was discovering the hidden life of each sitter, capturing this essence, and conveying it through a mask-like personification that reflected the person’s deeper identity. Often, like African masks, this process both shielded and re-fashioned external features, transforming them into a painting that captured a complete persona.

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