Le petit pot de fleurs (Small Pot of Flowers)
1947
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lithograph
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.1386
Art Historical Context
In the serene still life *Le petit pot de fleurs (Small Pot of Flowers)* created by Pablo Picasso in 194, visitors encounter the master's delicate touch in lithography. This intimate print captures a modest vase brimming with blooms, rendered with Picasso's characteristic economy of line and subtle tonal shifts. Produced just after World War II, it reflects a moment of quiet domesticity amid Europe's recovery, showcasing Picasso's shift toward lyrical, almost tender motifs in his later works. Picasso, a pioneer of Cubism, had by the 1940s embraced printmaking with fervor, collaborating with s...
About the Artist
Pablo Picasso
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...