Degas to Picasso then Hockney

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, USA, is mounting a fabulous exhibition from its collection through to July 23, 2006 entitled Degas to Picasso: Modern Masters; it is an ambitious, kaleidoscopic survey of European art from 1900 to the 1960s and presents a rare opportunity to see more than 280 works, some of which are newly acquired and others which are rarely on view due to space limitations or sensitivity to light.
Between February 26 and May 14, 2006 there is an added twist because the MFA will be concurrently mounting David Hockney Portraits, the first exhibition devoted solely to Hockney's portraiture, considered to be one of the most significant aspects of his work. Thereby providing a unique opportunity to directly compare Hockney's work with that of his predecessors.
Organized by the MFA and the National Portrait Gallery, London, in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 'David Hockney Portraits' surveys five decades of the artist's career and reveals his fascination with the human form through depictions of himself as well as important people in his life: family members, lovers and devoted friends.

Following its debut at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the 'David Hockney Portraits' exhibition will travel to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (June 11 – September 4, 2006) and then to the National Portrait Gallery, London (October 12, 2006 – January 21, 2007).