Pique I
1959
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linocut in black and two shades of brown printed from one block on light brown wove paper
Dimensions
image: 16.5 x 22.6 cm (6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.) sheet: 37.8 x 48 cm (14 7/8 x 18 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1999.20.1
Art Historical Context
### Pique I by Pablo Picasso Created in 1959, *Pique I* is a striking linocut print by Pablo Picasso, the visionary artist whose career spanned Cubism, Surrealism, and beyond. At age 78, Picasso was living on the French Riviera where he embraced printmaking with fresh enthusiasm. work, from his vibrant period, showcases his experimental through a medium he helped popularize: linocut, a relief printing technique using linoleum blocks instead of wood. Printed in black and two shades of from a single block onto light brown wove paper it demonstrates Picasso's mastery of the reduction method—prog...
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...