VIENNA, AUSTRIA.- The Albertina presents today Picasso – Painting Against Time, on view through January 7, 2007. Nobody has marked the art of the 20th Century more lastingly than Pablo Picasso. Amongst the many phases and styles of his work the late works take a special position. The exhibition in the Albertina is especially dedicated to this period. Werner Spies, former director of the Centre Pompidou Paris and one of the most renowned Picasso researchers, has agreed to be the curator.

Almost 200 pieces from some 60 lenders, including paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures, document Picasso's specific working processes and the uniqueness of the style in his late art, focusing on the dialectics of painting and drawing: the masterfully quick, "wild" and infinitely sensual paintings are contrasted by the meticulous and detailed drawings. It is an exciting dialogue, showing the greatest artist of the 20th Century racing against time.