Man with a Dog (L'homme au chien)
1915, reprinted c. 1947
Medium
etching with scraping on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 27.5 x 21.9 cm (10 13/16 x 8 5/8 in.) sheet: 39.8 x 27.5 cm (15 11/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Frank R. and Jeannette H. Eyerly
Accession Number
1994.63.4
Art Historical Context
In the midst of World War I, Pablo Picasso *Man with a Dog (L'homme au chien)* in 1915, a dynamic etching that captures his innovative Cubist style. During this Synthetic Cubist phase, Picasso forms into geometric planes, blending the man's figure and his loyal companion into an abstracted interplay of lines and shadows. The bilingual title reflects Picasso's life in Paris, where he immersed himself in avant-garde circles despite the surrounding turmoil. This work exemplifies Picasso's mastery of printmaking, using etching with scraping on wove paper to achieve rich tonal contrasts and textur...
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...