Still Life (Nature morte)
1945
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color aquatint [printed by Roger Lacouriere]
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1946.21.150
Art Historical Context
**Still Life (Nature morte)**, created by Pablo Picasso 1945, captures master's enduring fascination with everyday objects reimagined through his innovative lens. This color aquatint print, meticulously executed by the renowned printer Roger Lacou, exemplifies Picasso's post-World War II experimentation. Produced at the war's end, when Picasso was living in liberated Paris, the work reflects a period of renewal devastation—his still lifes often blending Cubist fragmentation with vibrant, expressive forms to evoke abundance and introspection. As a print in the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwa...
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...