Val-de-Grâce in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Pablo Picasso

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023

1. Pablo Picasso Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Pablo Picasso
a vecu dans cette maison
de 1951 a 1954 et la
quitta definitivement en 1967

(English translation:)

Pablo Picasso lived in this building from 1951 to 1954, and left it permanently in 1967.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.

Location. 48° 50.782′ N, 2° 20.472′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Val-de-Grâce. It is at the intersection of Rue Gay-Lussac and Rue Le Goff, on the right when traveling north on Rue Gay-Lussac. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 Rue Gay-Lussac, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sigmund Freud (a few steps from this

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marker); Jules Vallès (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Sigmund Freud (about 90 meters away); La Bocca della Verita (about 90 meters away); Jean Bachelet (about 90 meters away); Vulpian (about 120 meters away); Parloir aux Bourgeois / Parlor of the Citizens (about 120 meters away); Stendhal (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Pablo Picasso (Britannica).

Excerpt: Pablo Picasso, in full Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispín Crispiniano María Remedios de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz Picasso, also called (before 1901) Pablo Ruiz or Pablo Ruiz Picasso, (born October 25, 1881, Málaga, Spain—died April 8, 1973, Mougins, France), Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer, one of the greatest and most-influential artists of the 20th century and the creator (with Georges Braque) of Cubism.

The enormous body of Picasso’s work remains, and the legend lives on—a tribute to the vitality
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023

2. Pablo Picasso Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here between the two windows above the green door.
of the “disquieting” Spaniard with the “sombre…piercing” eyes who superstitiously believed that work would keep him alive. For nearly 80 of his 91 years, Picasso devoted himself to an artistic production that contributed significantly to and paralleled the whole development of modern art in the 20th century.

(Submitted on July 26, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.