The Frugal Meal
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)
September 1904, printed 1913
Medium
etching
Dimensions
image: 45.5 × 37 cm · sheet: 63 × 49.8 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Accession Number
1929.888
Tags
Latine and Hispanic Artistsmale
About this artwork
In this early print, Pablo Picasso depicted a couple—possibly two performers—sitting before a meager meal. Although the woman gazes forward directly, her male companion's unfocused stare suggests his blindness. This subject was one that Picasso explored during his Blue Period (1901–4), a stage of his career when he used a predominantly cool palette to depict figures marginalized by society.