Pique I
1959
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linocut, working proof printed in black directly onto large cream paper (recto); linocut, proof of a new, straight-edged background plate printed in tan with graphite notes by the printer, crossed through with an X by the printer (verso)
Dimensions
image: 16.8 x 22.4 cm (6 5/8 x 8 13/16 in.) sheet: 37.6 x 51.3 cm (14 13/16 x 20 3/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Daryl Reich Rubenstein Memorial Fund and Robison Fund
Accession Number
2010.80.3
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...