Study day: Picasso
An all-levels study day examining Picasso’s styles, media experimentation, artistic movements and social and political context.
About this course
This course explores Picasso’s relationship with artistic tradition and avant-garde movements such as Cubism, Primitivism and Surrealism. It considers how he experimented with painting, sculpture and collage, alongside changes in subject and style. Teaching combines lectures, slide presentations and group discussion. These sessions examine the social and political events informing major works and consider Picasso’s influence on modernist artistic practice.
What you'll learn
- Analyse Picasso’s relationship with artistic tradition and avant-garde movements.
- Describe his experimentation with materials, subjects and styles.
- Discuss major works in their social and political context.
- Evaluate Picasso’s influence on modernist practice.
Is this course right for you?
The course is suitable for learners at all levels, including those approaching Picasso’s work through art history for the first time. Participation involves listening to lectures and slide presentations, with opportunities to contribute to group discussion.
Before you go
- A notebook may be useful for taking notes.
Class teacher
Rachel Sanders
Class teacher
Where this course runs
Upcoming classes
1 class
Selected date
Sat 31 Oct 2026
11:00 – 17:00 • 1 day
£79
Keeley Street, Covent Garden
