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Baigneuses au ballon
Baigneuses au ballon
Baigneuses au ballon
Photo: Prallan Allsten/Moderna Museet

Baigneuses au ballon

Artist (Spanien, 1881 - 1973)
Alternate Title
  • Baderskor med boll
  • Bathers with ball
Date1928
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsBildmått: 33,1 × 19,2 cm Ram: 40 × 25,8 × 4 cm
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineDonation 2014 from the estate of Elisabeth "Peggy" Bonnier
Countries
On view
Stockholm
Object NumberMOM/2014/29
About the artwork

Two human shapes appear outside a beach cabana, separated by a ball, lit by sharp sun beams. One of the figures seems to be unlocking the hut with a key. Picasso painted this work while on vacation with his family in Dinard, a well-known resort on the Brittany coast of France. The other sunbathers are studying the couple by the cabana attentively – or are they looking for the ball.The key is a recurring theme in Picasso’s work, closely tied to his inner being and subconscious. Perhaps there is a rendez-vous between lovers about to take place in the cabana?

 


Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad på framsidan i nedre högra hörnet: Picasso 28, På spännramen: Dinard 28 Août 1928 (no 1) No 16258 16258 1258 (överstruket), Etikett på baksidan av kilramen: PERLS GALLERIES 1016 Madison Ave, New York, N.Y. 10021 No 12315 Artist Picasso Baigneuses au Ballon Dinard, 28 Août 1928 Etikett på baksidan av kilramen: GALERIE BEYELER BASEL 8912 PICASSO Pablo Baigneuses au ballon. 28.8.28 Huile sur toile 33 x 19 cm, 13 x 7 1/2" Etikett på baksidan av kilramen: 1258 d (överstruket) Etikett på baksidan av kilramen: Picasso Femme en hauteur med påskrift: 1258d 30 samt svårläsligt nummer Selected exhibition history Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pablo Picasso - Från Arkadiens sorglöshet till målad exorcism (den 6 juni 2014 - den 24 augusti 2014) Moderna Museet Malmö