Metropolitan Museum of Manila hosts Pablo Picasso exhibit

Pablo Picasso's "The Vollard Suite", 100 copper etchings of different techniques, and on loan from Fundacion Mapfre and its Instituto de Cultura, will be on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila for two months beginning November 9.

Created in Paris between 1930 to 1937, the works were commissioned by the art dealer and editor Ambroise Vollard.

"In 1938, the set of 100 prints appeared in two different formats, one large (760 x 500 mm) on vellum paper, signed by the artist with red or black pencil, and 50 copies per plate.

The other, smaller version (445 x 340 mm) is on laid Montval paper, watermarked with "Vollard" or "Picasso", and produced in runs of 250 copies," the MET notes on its website.

"Today, the small format is found spread out as single prints in different private and public collections, and only some of these sets, such as the Fundacion Mapfre's are preserved in their entirety."

The exhibit formally opens on November 9, 6:30 p.m., and runs until January 7, 2012.

Details on the MET website HERE.