Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
At BRAFA 2026, some encounters stop you in your tracks - quietly, decisively.
Spotlight on Pablo Picasso’s Saltimbanque Suite at Gildens Art Gallery - on one of the most seminal graphic achievements of the early 20th century.
Created between 1904–1905, at the threshold of Picasso’s Blue and Rose periods, this complete suite of fifteen original etchings and drypoints captures a fragile world of itinerant performers - figures poised between vulnerability and dignity, solitude and community. Printed in 1913 by Louis Fort and published by Ambroise Vollard, the suite stands as a cornerstone of modern printmaking.
Here at BRAFA, the rarity is absolute: a complete set on Van Gelder wove paper, preserved in remarkable condition. These works do not illustrate a narrative — they inhabit one. Hunger, intimacy, tenderness and endurance unfold through line alone, revealing Picasso’s extraordinary ability to express psychological depth with radical economy.
In this reel, gallery director Ofer Gildor guides us through the suite, sharing insights into its creation, its publication history and its enduring relevance. It is a moment of connoisseurship - where looking closely becomes an act of discovery.
This is BRAFA at its core: museum-level works, expert voices, and the privilege of encountering masterpieces face to face.
📍 BRAFA Art Fair 2026 | Brussels Expo
📅 On view from 25 January until 1 February
🔗 brafa.art - link in bio
Principal Sponsor: Delen Private Bank.
At BRAFA 2026, some encounters stop you in your tracks - quietly, decisively.
Spotlight on Pablo Picasso’s Saltimbanque Suite at Gildens Art Gallery - on one of the most seminal graphic achievements of the early 20th century.
Created between 1904–1905, at the threshold of Picasso’s Blue and Rose periods, this complete suite of fifteen original etchings and drypoints captures a fragile world of itinerant performers - figures poised between vulnerability and dignity, solitude and community. Printed in 1913 by Louis Fort and published by Ambroise Vollard, the suite stands as a cornerstone of modern printmaking.
Here at BRAFA, the rarity is absolute: a complete set on Van Gelder wove paper, preserved in remarkable condition. These works do not illustrate a narrative — they inhabit one. Hunger, intimacy, tenderness and endurance unfold through line alone, revealing Picasso’s extraordinary ability to express psychological depth with radical economy.
In this reel, gallery director Ofer Gildor guides us through the suite, sharing insights into its creation, its publication history and its enduring relevance. It is a moment of connoisseurship - where looking closely becomes an act of discovery.
This is BRAFA at its core: museum-level works, expert voices, and the privilege of encountering masterpieces face to face.
📍 BRAFA Art Fair 2026 | Brussels Expo
📅 On view from 25 January until 1 February
🔗 brafa.art - link in bio
Principal Sponsor: Delen Private Bank.
