Chris Boïcos Fine Arts

Artwork

Chris Boicos — 2015-07-06T11:24:08Z

Javier Vilató's style :
Though Vilató's art inevitably recalls that of his famous uncle, Pablo Picasso, particularly in his handling of the female figure, he nevertheless managed to develop a drawing style that is distinctively his own.
He endows his female nudes and bathers with a sense of lightness, whimsy and sensuality that is not often seen in the much crueler end incisive art of Pablo Picasso. Over the course of his career Vilató preserved a sense of freshness in his work and also a (...)

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Public Collections

Chris Boicos — 2015-07-01T11:17:08Z

Musée des Beaux Arts, Caen, France.
Céret Museum, Céret France.
Epinal Museum, Epinal, France.
Musée des Beaux Arts, Limoges, France.
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France.
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
Contemporary National Art Collection, Paris, France.
Mobilier National, France.
Contemporary Art Collection, Orne, France.
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, USA.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA.
Yale University, New Haven CT, USA.
Johannesburg Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa. (...)

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Personal Exhibitions

Chris Boicos — 2015-07-01T11:09:10Z

2012 Joan Gaspar Gallery, Madrid, Spain. "Vilató, Barcelona-París. The Road to Freedom", A homage from the city of Barcelona, Picasso Museum, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. "Coses", Sala Dalmau Gallery, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. "En bronze", Marès Museum, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. "Bestiones", Vila Casas Foundation, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. "En paper", Joan Gaspar Gallery, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
2005 Vilató, de Barcelona a París, Vila Casas Foundation, Barcelona, Spain. 2003 (...)

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About

Chris Boicos — 2015-07-01T10:51:31Z

Catalonian/Spanish, nephew of Pablo Picasso. Born 1921 in Barcelona, died 2000 in Paris.
Javier Vilató was a nephew and close companion of Pablo Picasso. He is the son of Picasso's sister Lola and the Catalan neuro-psychiatrist, Joan Baptista Vilató. He was all his life very close to his celebrated uncle and was a key player in Picasso's decision to make a major donation of his works to the city of Barcelona in 1970, now housed in the Picasso museum in Barcelona. Pablo Picasso, Francoise (...)

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