Sculptor at Rest I (Le repos du sculpteur I)
1933
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etching in black on Montval laid paper [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacourière]
Dimensions
plate: 19.3 x 26.5 cm (7 5/8 x 10 7/16 in.) sheet: 38.7 x 50.1 cm (15 1/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.16.128
Art Historical Context
In 1933, Pablo Picasso created *Sculptor at Rest (Le repos du scteur I)*, a delicate black etching on Montval laid paper captures a moment of quiet introspection. Printed posthumously in 1939 by the master printer Roger Lacourière, this work measures a modest plate size of 19.3 x 26.5 cm, inviting close contemplation. Picasso, then in his early 50s, was exploring themes of creation and repose amid his prolific output, blending neoclassical clarity with emerging surrealist undertones—a pivotal transition in his career. As part of Picasso's innovative printmaking, the etching technique allowed ...
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...