[VIDEO] How the Back of an Iconic MoMA Painting Reveals the Life it Lived

What can a painting tell us about the life it’s led? Come behind the scenes to paintings conservation to discover the journey “Three Musicians,” one of Pablo Picasso’s most notable Cubist works, took, from a garage studio, through World War II, to MoMA. “The back of the painting really acts in a way like its passport. A work like this really shows you, even if it's a single artist who produces the work, there are so many other people who are involved in that painting's life.”

Matt Coneybeare

Matt Coneybeare

Editor in Chief

Matt enjoys exploring the City's with his partner and son. He is an avid marathon runner, and spends most of his time eating, running, and working on cool stuff.

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