Peonies
1901
Medium
oil on hardboard mounted on plywood
Dimensions
overall: 57.8 × 39.3 cm (22 3/4 × 15 1/2 in.) framed: 75.09 × 57.15 × 8.26 cm (29 9/16 × 22 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman
Accession Number
1981.41.1
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...