Year of Picasso

This item appears on page 70 of the June 2009 issue.

Two events in France in 2009 honor artist Pablo Picasso.

• Through Sept. 27 at Musée Granet (place Saint-Jean de Malte, 13100 Aix-en-Provence; phone 00 33 [0] 4 42 52 87 97, www.museegranet-aixprovence.fr), the show “Picasso-Cézanne” features 100-plus sculptures, paintings and etchings which focus on the influence of Cézanne on 20th-century artists, particularly Picasso. Open 9-7 Friday-Wednesday and noon-11 p.m. Thursday. €10 ($13). 

• Also through Sept. 27, Picasso’s home from 1958 to 1961 and final resting place, Château de Vauvenargues, will be open to the public for the first time. Visitors can see the studio where he painted such works as “Woman Lying Down Under a Pine Tree” and his reworking of Manet’s “Les déjeuners sur l’herbe.” A ticket for a 75-minute walking tour costs €7.70 from the Musée Granet. Prior booking is required.