Picasso works on display at London national gallery

Pablo Picasso's family, friends and lovers are the subjects of a new exhibition of the artist's work at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

More than 80 works by Picasso go on display at the gallery in the heart of the British capital from Thursday until February, Reuters reprots. "Picasso's portraits epitomise the astonishing variety and innovation of his art," the gallery said on its website.