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Le Peintre
Artist
Pablo Picasso
(Spanien, 1881 - 1973)
Alternate Title
- Målaren
- The Painter
Date1930
MediumOlja på pannå
DimensionsBildmått: 50 × 65 cm
Ram: 63,5 × 80,5 × 5 cm
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineBequest 1989 of Gerard Bonnier
Countries
On view
StockholmRoomGallery 01:4
Object NumberMOM 448
CollectionsThe Gerard Bonnier Collection
About the artworkIn a black line drawing on a white background, three figures appear here in a close but contactless relationship. The motif has been interpreted as the portrayal of a personal triangle drama. Two figures tumble around in symbiosis, caught in an emotional storm. A third is watching them from the outside, with his back to us and his hand resting in the foreground. At the time, Picasso was married to the Russian ballerina Olga Chochlova, but had been in a parallel relationship with Marie-Thérèse Walter since 1927. Around 1930–1932, the artist and his wife are described as a couple on the verge of a breakdown, locked in a destructive relationship. During the late 1920s and 1930s, Picasso’s work increasingly explored the inner, irrational forces of life and was influenced by the Surrealist movement.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad mitt på nedre kant: "Picasso 30" Selected exhibition history Surrealism, samlingen (den 19 oktober 2024 - den 18 januari 2026) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Picasso/Duchamp "He was wrong" (den 25 augusti 2012 - den 3 mars 2013) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pablo Picasso (1988-1989) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Dalí Confronts Picasso (den 7 november 2014 - den 28 juni 2015) Museu Picasso, Barcelona Den underjordiska himlen. Surrealism i Moderna Museets samling Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pablo Picasso - Från Arkadiens sorglöshet till målad exorcism (den 6 juni 2014 - den 24 augusti 2014) Moderna Museet Malmö Mästerverken åter. Verk av spanska konstnärer ur Samling S. runt den återbördade Picassos Källan. (1995) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Ny presentation av samlingen (2000-2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Mästerverken åter! Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [6 maj - 27 augusti 1995]Picasso/Duchamp "He was wrong" : [Moderna Museet , Stockholm 25/8 2012-3/3 2013]Pablo Picasso : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 15/10 1988 - 8/1 1989The Masterpieces are back! : Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [May 6th - August 27th 1995]
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad mitt på nedre kant: "Picasso 30" Selected exhibition history Surrealism, samlingen (den 19 oktober 2024 - den 18 januari 2026) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Picasso/Duchamp "He was wrong" (den 25 augusti 2012 - den 3 mars 2013) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pablo Picasso (1988-1989) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Dalí Confronts Picasso (den 7 november 2014 - den 28 juni 2015) Museu Picasso, Barcelona Den underjordiska himlen. Surrealism i Moderna Museets samling Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pablo Picasso - Från Arkadiens sorglöshet till målad exorcism (den 6 juni 2014 - den 24 augusti 2014) Moderna Museet Malmö Mästerverken åter. Verk av spanska konstnärer ur Samling S. runt den återbördade Picassos Källan. (1995) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Ny presentation av samlingen (2000-2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Mästerverken åter! Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [6 maj - 27 augusti 1995]Picasso/Duchamp "He was wrong" : [Moderna Museet , Stockholm 25/8 2012-3/3 2013]Pablo Picasso : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 15/10 1988 - 8/1 1989The Masterpieces are back! : Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [May 6th - August 27th 1995]