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Located at the heart of the elegant Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art (BGFA) is Las Vegas' premier exhibition space - where great art goes on vacation. BGFA is committed to presenting intimate exhibitions featuring works by some of the world's most compelling artists. BGFA exhibitions are organized in partnership with museums and foundations from around the world.

Figuratively Speaking:
   A Survey of the Human Form


On view through January 2011


This engaging survey features more than 40 paintings, photographs and sculpture along with video installations by 29 artists whose traditional and contemporary perspectives on figurative art helped to define the genre in the late 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries.

Featuring works of art from MGM Resorts International's own Fine Art Collection, including some by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso, Edgar Degas and Fernand Leger, Figuratively Speaking also presents some of the best figurative works from the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

"Many of these important works on loan from MCASD are shown together for the first time, and all demonstrate the breadth and depth of the museum's collection," says Hugh M. Davies, The David C. Copley Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. "Spanning more than three decades of figurative expression, these selected works - by such notable artists as Roy Lichtenstein, Bill Viola, Keith Haring, Cindy Sherman, Tony Oursler and Barbara Kruger - use the figure in innovative ways, provoking the most varied of interpretations."

Different schools of modern and contemporary art fall under the heading of figurative art, from Renoir's romantic Impressionistic portraits ("The Sweeper") and Picasso's distorted Cubist figures ("Woman with Beret") to Keith Haring's Pop art drawings ("Elvis Presley" and Chuck Close's contemporary, grid-like paintings ("Paul IV"). Figurative works of art not only depict a real subject, but also reflect the religious, social, political and mythical beliefs of the times.

"The human figure is one of the most frequently depicted subject in art," says MFA Deputy Director Katie Getchell, "and through the expressive images highlighted in this survey, we see how modern and contemporary artists celebrate the vitality and individuality of their subjects."

Pablo Picasso, Woman with Beret (Femme au Beret), 1938, oil on canvas, 18 1/8 x 15 inches, MGM Resorts International Fine Art Collection. © 2010 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

View of Figuratively Speaking: A Survey of the Human Form, 2010 at Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art. Photo: Cashman Productions

  • Ticket Information
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  • General Admission: $15
    Nevada residents: $12
    Seniors 65 and older: $12
    Students, Teachers, Military: $10
    *Children ages 12 and under are complimentary

    Docent Tours
    Daily: Wednesday-Sunday
    Time: 2:00 p.m.
    *Subject to change due to availability

    Locals night every Wednesday
    5:00 p.m. - 7 p.m.
    $8 with a Nevada ID


    Annual memberships available
  • Gallery and Gallery Store Hours:
    Sunday, Monday, Tuesday & Thursday:
    10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
    Last admission sold at 5:30 p.m.

    Wednesday, Friday & Saturday:
    10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
    Last admission sold at 6:30 p.m.
  • Includes holidays
  • Hours of admission are subject to change without notice. When planning your visit, please phone ahead to ensure available viewing times.
  • Email the Gallery at:
    FineArtGallery@bellagioresort.com
  • Audio Tour available in:
    English and Spanish
  • Downloads:
    BGFA Membership Information
    (10.7 mb pdf)
    Figuratively Speaking Brochure
    (62 mb pdf)
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Welcome to the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art’s image page. Click on an artwork below to view at larger scale.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pablo Picasso
David Hockney
Roy Lictenstein
Chuck Close
Yasumasa Morimura

Gallery Information

Last admissions are sold at 5:30 pm Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and at 6:30 pm Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Opening times may be subject to change due to private functions. We strongly recommend that you phone ahead to ensure available viewing times.

Gallery Store

The Gallery Store offers a wide array of gift items, books, toys, jewelry and exhibition-related merchandise.

Special Policies

  • Strollers are not permitted in the Gallery.
  • Food, drinks, videotaping, and photography of any kind, are not permitted in the Gallery.
  • Use of cellular devices is prohibited.
  • Please keep in mind when planning your visit that the Gallery does not offer facilities to store strollers, packages, or other personal articles during your tour. You may leave anything you do not wish to carry with Bellagio's Bell Desk located in the Main Lobby.
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