Picasso artwork part of new display at Louvre Abu Dhabi

New exhibits from partner museums and institutions across the world, including three pieces of art by Pablo Picasso, have gone on display at Louvre Abu Dhabi.

Notable additions include Blue and White Porcelain Dish (China, 1403 – 1425); Figure of Surya, (Cambodia, 9th century); The Prince of Envy and the Abduction of Concord (Southern Netherlands, probably Tournai, ca. 1530); Les Marionnettes by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (France, 1775 – 1778); Terrestrial Globe, by Vincenzo Coronelli (Italy, 1688).

The works by Picasso comprise Femme à la mandoline (Mademoiselle Léonie assise), France, 1911, Portrait de femme assise (Olga), France, 1923 and Carnet no. 1076, Studies of Youri Gagarine, France, 1959 – 1961.

The new display reinforces the museum's role as a trusted partner with cultural institutions worldwide, solidifying its position as the first universal museum in the Arab world for global cultural exchange.

.@LouvreAbuDhabi’s collection of new acquisitions includes works by Pablo Picasso and Fragonard, alongside loans from partner museums and institutions in its permanent galleries, encouraging cultural exchange and further strengthening #AbuDhabi as global hub for culture. pic.twitter.com/d4z1IncyWi

— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@ADMediaOffice) July 13, 2023