Classical Head
Pablo Picasso
1922
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 61 x 50.2 cm (24 x 19 3/4 in.) framed: 82.5 x 72 x 6.3 cm (32 1/2 x 28 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Chester Dale Collection
Accession Number
1963.10.189
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Pablo Picasso · 1881–1973
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), born Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso in Málaga, Spain, was the son of José Ruiz Blasco, a painter and art professor who served as his first teacher. From age seven, Picasso trained under his father in figure drawing and oil painting, mastering naturalistic techniques by copying mas...