Pablo Picasso works on a piece of writing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Four original engravings by the artist courtesy of Chinese collector Jiang Xingdao, founder of Beijing Xuyuan Culture & Art Development Co, Ltd, are also included in the exhibition.

The exhibition, co-hosted by the Cervantes Institute and the Picasso Museum in Malaga, where the artist was born, will move to Shanghai after running in Beijing.

If you go

Free, 10 am-9 pm, Monday-Sunday, through September. The Cervantes Institute in Beijing, A1 Gongti Nanlu (South Road), Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-5879-9666 北京市朝阳区工体南路甲一号 北京塞万提斯学院

Yang Xiaoyu contributed to this story.