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Essonne: the little-known history of the priory of Saint-Hilaire, where Picasso created his first monumental statue

2024-03-16T07:45:38.933Z

Highlights: Essonne: the little-known history of the priory of Saint-Hilaire, where Picasso created his first monumental statue. The Étampes-histoire association revealed the buried past of this site, which was a cultural and artistic hotspot from the 1950s to the 1990s with artists such as Picasso, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque and Francis Bacon. During an exceptional conference, the Étamps-Histoire association lifted the veil.


The Étampes-histoire association revealed the buried past of this site, which was a cultural and artistic hotspot from the 1950s to the 1990s with


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It would seem that the priory of Saint-Hilaire, south of Essonne a few kilometers from Étampes, occupied an important place for 20th century artists, such as Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque and Francis Bacon.

During an exceptional conference, the Étampes-Histoire association lifted the veil on the little-known history of this site which was “a cultural and artistic hotspot” from the 1950s to 1990s.

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