Guitar
1926
Medium
collage of wallpaper, carpet tacks, nail, paper, string, and charcoal on wood
Dimensions
overall: 130 x 97 cm (51 3/16 x 38 3/16 in.) framed: 154.9 x 122.5 x 6.3 cm (61 x 48 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Chester Dale Fund
Accession Number
1982.8.1
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...