Join us for an engaging art talk exploring the legacy and artistic dialogue behind Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen. Space is limited, and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

About Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen

For more than four decades, European art collector and dealer Heinz Berggruen (1914–2007) assembled one of the most important private collections of twentieth-century European modern art. During this time, he operated a Parisian gallery and became known for his close relationship with Pablo Picasso. Today, his legacy endures through Berlin’s Museum Berggruen, the public institution that houses the collection he built. Showcasing approximately 100 works by artists such as Alberto Giacometti, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, and Picasso, Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen invites viewers to encounter Berggruen’s life and vision through a remarkable collection shaped by personal relationships with artists and a deep commitment to modern art.

The exhibition traces the development of early modernism through evolving explorations of color, abstraction, and figuration, together with the emergence of Cubism. It foregrounds the extensive careers of Picasso and Klee, highlights Matisse’s celebrated cut-outs, and features Giacometti’s gaunt, elongated sculptures. These works are presented alongside paintings and drawings by other influential artists, including Paul Cézanne and Georges Braque. Organized around themes such as still lifes, interiors, portraiture, and landscapes, the exhibition reflects the breadth of Berggruen’s collection across painting, watercolor, drawing, and sculpture.

Organization and Support

Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen is organized by the Museum Berggruen, Neue Nationalgalerie, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, and Pérez Art Museum Miami. The exhibition is co-curated by Natalie Zimmer, Curator, Museum Berggruen, and Maritza M. Lacayo, PAMM Associate Curator, with the support of Naomi Bitton, Curatorial Administrative Assistant.

Picasso–Klee–Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum Berggruen is presented with lead support from Kenneth C. Griffin and Griffin Catalyst, Patricia and William Kleh, Aaron and Dorothy Podhurst and an anonymous donor. Additional support from Danielle Lambert, the Ashken Family Foundation, Karen H. Bechtel and William M. Osborne, Carol Crapple, Diane and Werner Grob, Nedra and Dr. Mark* Oren, Elissa Kramer, Greg and Leslie Ferrero, Patricia M. Papper, Esta Stecher, Mary Wolfson and Robert Rosenberg, Tina Raja, Chris and Suzanne Armstrong, Irene Barr and Rafael and Marijean Miyar is gratefully acknowledged.