As part of a series of European exhibitions to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Picasso’s death, the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris presents the story of the extraordinary friendship between the artist and Gertrude Stein.

Gertrude Stein was an American-Jewish immigrant who settled in Paris in 1903 just after the arrival of Picasso. They became integral parts of Parisian bohemia and their influence has been enormous. The exhibiton is in two parts; the first tells the story of their influence in Europe, especially that of Picasso’s Cubism, whilst the second part looks at the subsequent effect that their work had in the USA.

Man Ray ‘Gertrude Stein with her portrait by Pablo Picasso (1922)

Pablo Picasso ‘Femme aux mains jointes’ (1907)

Pablo Picasso ‘Trois Figures sous un Arbre’ (1908)

Georges Braques ‘Cinq bananes et deux poires’ (1908)

Henri Matisse ‘Nature morte aux oranges’ (1912)

Georges Braque ‘Compotier, bouteille et verre’ (1912)

Juan Gris ‘Nature morte au livre’ (1913)

Juan Gris ‘La bouteille d’anis’ (1914)

Jacques Lipchitz ‘Gertrude Stein’ (1920)

Jasper Johns ‘Flags’ (1968)

Robert Rauschenberg ‘Centennial Certificate’ (1969)

Jasper Johns ‘Untitled’ (1984)