https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An exhibition of sculptures by Picasso, who is better known for his Cubist and surrealist paintings, opens on Tuesday in the legendary Spanish artist's hometown of Málaga. https://www.thelocal.es/20230509/picasso-sculptor-exhibition-opens-in-spains-malaga Tue, 09 May 2023 10:56:01 +0200 picasso-sculptor-exhibition-opens-in-spains-malaga Fifty years on from Pablo Picasso's death - and five years after the #MeToo movement started highlighting celebrities' abuse of women -- a new exhibition in Paris focuses on one of the early partners of the controversial artist. https://www.thelocal.es/20221013/new-exhibition-exposes-picassos-complex-relationship-with-first-partner Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:09:44 +0200 new-exhibition-exposes-picassos-complex-relationship-with-first-partner Spanish customs agents seized a Picasso sketch worth over €450,000 from a passenger who arrived at Ibiza airport without declaring the artwork, Spain's customs office said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220718/spanish-customs-seize-e450k-picasso-sketch-at-ibiza-airport Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:28:07 +0200 spanish-customs-seize-e450k-picasso-sketch-at-ibiza-airport Fifty years after the Spanish artist's death, the debate around Pablo Picasso's ill treatment of women is heating up. Could he posthumously suffer the consequences of modern-day cancel culture? https://www.thelocal.es/20220407/focus-is-picasso-being-cancelled Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:04:35 +0200 focus-is-picasso-being-cancelled A Spanish court on Tuesday doubled the jail term handed to a former top banker for smuggling a 26-million-euro Picasso painting out of the country onboard a yacht. https://www.thelocal.es/20200205/spanish-billionaire-banking-boss-sees-jail-term-doubled-over-smuggled-picasso Wed, 05 Feb 2020 10:56:13 +0100 spanish-billionaire-banking-boss-sees-jail-term-doubled-over-smuggled-picasso A Spanish court has sentenced a former top banker to 18 months in jail for trying to smuggle a Picasso painting deemed a national treasure out of the country on a sailing yacht. https://www.thelocal.es/20200116/spanish-banker-gets-jail-term-for-trying-to-smuggle-out-picasso-masterpiece Thu, 16 Jan 2020 18:21:09 +0100 spanish-banker-gets-jail-term-for-trying-to-smuggle-out-picasso-masterpiece The United Nations has apologized to Spain for having mistakenly attributed the devastating 1937 bombing of the town of Guernica to Spanish Republican forces, a spokesman said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190917/un-apologizes-for-attributing-guernica-bombing-to-spanish-republicans Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:17:19 +0200 un-apologizes-for-attributing-guernica-bombing-to-spanish-republicans A marine stripe jumper, a crown of grey hair surrounding his bald spot and a penetrating gaze: it is an image that has become emblematic of Pablo Picasso, the Spanish artist adored by some of the 20th century's greatest photographers. https://www.thelocal.es/20190606/portraits-of-an-artist-new-barcelona-exhibition-shows-picasso-through-the-lens Thu, 06 Jun 2019 11:38:32 +0200 portraits-of-an-artist-new-barcelona-exhibition-shows-picasso-through-the-lens A deformed bottle of wine, a colander in the place of a woman's head or a ceramic plate with inlaid fish bones: For the first time, the intimate connection between Pablo Picasso's work and gastronomy is on display in his Barcelona museum. https://www.thelocal.es/20180529/picassos-ties-to-the-kitchen-explored-at-barcelona-show Tue, 29 May 2018 17:23:56 +0200 picassos-ties-to-the-kitchen-explored-at-barcelona-show A Picasso artwork has sold for nearly £50 million - the highest auction price for any painting ever sold in Europe in pounds. https://www.thelocal.es/20180302/picassos-hidden-mistress-sells-for-record Fri, 02 Mar 2018 10:30:05 +0100 picassos-hidden-mistress-sells-for-record A Pablo Picasso painting depicting his muse Marie-Therese Walter with future lover Dora Maar emerging from the shadows behind is expected to fetch an eye-watering sum at a London sale next week. https://www.thelocal.es/20180223/picassos-hidden-mistress-set-to-fetch-millions-at-sale Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:07:32 +0100 picassos-hidden-mistress-set-to-fetch-millions-at-sale A series of 100 etchings by Picasso, which depict his personal and political turmoil in the 1930s, has sold for €1.9 million ($2.2 million) in Paris, auctioneers said. https://www.thelocal.es/20171127/american-collector-pays-2-million-for-picassos-erotic-etchings Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:27:14 +0100 american-collector-pays-2-million-for-picassos-erotic-etchings Exactly 80 years ago, in a crowded market square, the small Basque town of Guernica was bombed by Nazi aircraft at the behest of General Francisco Franco. https://www.thelocal.es/20170426/80-years-on-picassos-anti-war-guernica-still-resonates Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:35:05 +0200 80-years-on-picassos-anti-war-guernica-still-resonates Madrid's Reina Sofia museum said on Tuesday it would stage a major Pablo Picasso exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of his famed "Guernica" painting, a universal symbol of the cruelty of war. https://www.thelocal.es/20170104/madrid-to-hold-major-picasso-exhibit-for-guernica-anniversary Wed, 04 Jan 2017 11:26:14 +0100 madrid-to-hold-major-picasso-exhibit-for-guernica-anniversary Barcelona's Picasso Museum unveiled an exhibition on "Cubism and War" on Thursday depicting how one of the most influential artistic styles of the 20th century survived the First World War. https://www.thelocal.es/20161021/barcelonas-picasso-museum-fetes-wwi-cubism-survival Fri, 21 Oct 2016 11:07:35 +0200 barcelonas-picasso-museum-fetes-wwi-cubism-survival A rare Pablo Picasso painting from the collection of US tycoon Bill Koch that will be sold on November 5th was shown in London for the first time on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20151009/picassos-la-gommeuse-and-its-hidden-secret-to-be-auctioned-in-london Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:14 +0200 picassos-la-gommeuse-and-its-hidden-secret-to-be-auctioned-in-london Madrid's Prado Museum came in fourth place in awards for the best museums in the world - ahead of the famous Louvre in Paris. The Local takes a look at Spain's top ten greatest cultural institutions. https://www.thelocal.es/20150916/prado-beats-the-louvre-in-awards-for-best-museums-in-the-world Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:00:48 +0200 prado-beats-the-louvre-in-awards-for-best-museums-in-the-world A €25 million Pablo Picasso painting, described as a “national treasure” in Spain was back in Spanish hands on Tuesday, after French customs officers had seized it from a boat in Corsica. https://www.thelocal.es/20150812/france-returns-picasso-treasure-to-spain Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:17:51 +0200 france-returns-picasso-treasure-to-spain A Picasso owned by the Santander Botín family and considered a cultural treasure by Spanish authorities who had barred it from being exported was seized from a boat docked at Corsica, French authorities said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150804/picasso-national-treasure-seized-in-corsica Tue, 04 Aug 2015 10:32:40 +0200 picasso-national-treasure-seized-in-corsica A masterpiece by Pablo Picasso has fetched a whopping $179 million (€160 million) at auction in New York, smashing the record for the most expensive painting. https://www.thelocal.es/20150512/picasso-painting Tue, 12 May 2015 10:42:21 +0200 picasso-painting