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Le Peintre
Artist
Pablo Picasso
(Spanien, 1881 - 1973)
Alternate Title
- The Painter
- Målaren
Date1930
MediumOlja på pannå
DimensionsBildmått: 50 × 65 cm
Ram: 63,5 × 80,5 × 5 cm
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineBequest 1989 of Gerard Bonnier
Countries
Object NumberMOM 448
CollectionsThe Gerard Bonnier Collection
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkPicasso painted "The Painter", a small, remarkable painting in grey and black, just before his 50th birthday, when he was in the deepest crisis of his life; he had finally decided to end his marriage to the Russian dancer Olga Koklova, and he was on the verge of giving up painting. "The Painter" is dominated by a large hand in the foreground. It looks immobile. In the background are two female figures; a painting in the painting. The hand is resting - from exhaustion, hesitation or distraction. It is uncharacteristic of Picasso…
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad mitt på nedre kant: "Picasso 30" Selected exhibition history Mästerverken åter. Verk av spanska konstnärer ur Samling S. runt den återbördade Picassos Källan. (1995) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pablo Picasso - Från Arkadiens sorglöshet till målad exorcism (den 6 juni 2014 - den 24 augusti 2014) Moderna Museet Malmö Ny presentation av samlingen (2000-2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pablo Picasso (1988-1989) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Dalí Confronts Picasso (den 7 november 2014 - den 28 juni 2015) Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Picasso/Duchamp "He was wrong" (den 25 augusti 2012 - den 3 mars 2013) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Mästerverken åter! Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [6 maj - 27 augusti 1995]The Masterpieces are back! : Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [May 6th - August 27th 1995]Pablo Picasso : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 15/10 1988 - 8/1 1989Picasso/Duchamp "He was wrong" : [Moderna Museet , Stockholm 25/8 2012-3/3 2013]
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad mitt på nedre kant: "Picasso 30" Selected exhibition history Mästerverken åter. Verk av spanska konstnärer ur Samling S. runt den återbördade Picassos Källan. (1995) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pablo Picasso - Från Arkadiens sorglöshet till målad exorcism (den 6 juni 2014 - den 24 augusti 2014) Moderna Museet Malmö Ny presentation av samlingen (2000-2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pablo Picasso (1988-1989) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Dalí Confronts Picasso (den 7 november 2014 - den 28 juni 2015) Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Picasso/Duchamp "He was wrong" (den 25 augusti 2012 - den 3 mars 2013) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Mästerverken åter! Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [6 maj - 27 augusti 1995]The Masterpieces are back! : Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : [May 6th - August 27th 1995]Pablo Picasso : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 15/10 1988 - 8/1 1989Picasso/Duchamp "He was wrong" : [Moderna Museet , Stockholm 25/8 2012-3/3 2013]