Duel of colors by brilliant Spaniards. Only 10 days in Vitebsk - Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí

The exhibition of two famous artists became one of the brightest events of the current "Slavianski Bazaar," which features all kinds of arts. It includes 205 works from the private collection of Moscow businessman Alexander Shadrin. The exhibition in our regional center is a happy exception, as the owner usually showcases his collection in million-plus cities. However, according to Alexander Shadrin, he could not pass by the homeland of Marc Chagall, who was friends with Picasso and even worked with him in the same ceramic workshop. It is symbolic that the exhibition at the Art Museum officially opened on July 7, on Marc Chagall's birthday.

The exhibition of two famous artists became one of the brightest events of the current "Slavianski Bazaar", which features all kinds of arts. It includes 205 works from the private collection of Moscow businessman Alexander Shadrin. The exhibition in our regional center is a happy exception, as the owner usually showcases his collection in million-plus cities. However, according to Alexander Shadrin, he could not pass by the homeland of Marc Chagall, who was friends with Picasso and even worked with him in the same ceramic workshop. It is symbolic that the exhibition at the Art Museum officially opened on July 7, on Marc Chagall's birthday.

The exposition was presented by Yaroslav Shadrin, son and co-owner of the collection.

– The idea of this project is to pit two geniuses of the 20th century against each other. We selected works (and this is half of our collection, which we have been building for 15 years) that illustrate what Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí thought about the same things. For example, how they related to women. One had a single muse – Gala, while the other's creative periods were linked to his lovers. They also had different attitudes towards bullfighting. For Dalí, it was surrealism; for Picasso, it was an expression of love for his homeland. It is interesting to compare their ceramic works, – explains Yaroslav.

The majority of the exhibition is dedicated to the works of Salvador Dalí, including his graphics, ceramics, and sculptures. Among them are the artist's most famous motifs: melting clocks, elephants with thin legs, women with drawers, giraffes on fire, and others. Pablo Picasso is represented by 39 works. For comparison, the Hermitage Museum has only 14 ceramic creations by Pablo Picasso, donated by Nadia Léger. At the exhibition in Vitebsk, there are 30!

In the museum halls, non-stop film tours are shown, in which collector Alexander Shadrin talks about his collection.

Tatyana Pasternak, "Vitebskie Vesti"