Picasso Guitars 1912–1914
Picasso's two Guitar constructions–one in cardboard, one in sheet metal–bracket a brief but intense period of experimentation in the artist's long career. It is this moment in his work, and the place of these two modest yet revolutionary objects within it, that Picasso: Guitars 1912–1914 explores.
Picasso's Studio
Installation in the artist's studio at 242, boulevard Raspail. Paris, December 4, 1912, or later. Modern print from original glass negative, 3 9/16 x 4 3/4" (9 x 12 cm). Archives Picasso, Musée national Picasso, Paris. Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY. © 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Top, from left:
- Bottle and Violin on a Table. Paris, December 3, 1912, or later. Cut-and-pasted newspaper and charcoal on paper, 24 x 18 5/16" (61 x 46.5 cm). New Orleans Museum of Art. Muriel Bultman Francis Collection. Photo: Judy Cooper, New Orleans Museum of Art © 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Bottle and Wineglass. Paris, December 4, 1912, or later. Cut-and-pasted newspaper, charcoal, and pencil on paper, 23 3/16 x 18 1/16" (58.9 x 45.8 cm). Private collection. Photo: Camerarts, Inc. © Private collection. © 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Guitar. Paris, October-December 1912. Paperboard, paper, string, and painted wire, 25 3/4 x 13 x 7 1/2" (65.1 x 33 x 19 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist, 1973. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Department of Imaging Services: Photo John Wronn. © 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Bottle and Wineglass. Paris, December 3, 1912, or later. Cut-and-pasted newspaper, charcoal, and pencil on paper, 24 7/16 x 18 9/16" (62 x 47.1 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston. Photo: Paul Hester. © 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Bottom, from left:
- Violin. Paris, December 1912 or later. Charcoal on paper, 18 1/2 x 24 1/2" (47 x 62.2 cm). Private collection. Photo: Bonnie Morrison. © 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Bottle, Cup, and Newspaper. Paris, December 4, 1912, or later. Cut-and-pasted newspaper, charcoal, and pencil on paper, 23 5/8 x 28 3/4" (60 x 73 cm). Museum Folkwang, Essen. Acquired in 1961. Photo: Museum Folkwang, Essen. © 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Guitar on a Table. Paris, December 1912 or later. Cut-and-pasted wallpaper and charcoal on paper, 18 3/4 x 24 5/8" (47.7 x 62.5 cm). Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth. Acorn Photo Agency, Perth. © 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Resting below:
- Guitar. Paris, December 3, 1912, or later. Paperboard, cut-and-pasted newspaper, colored paper, and canvas, string, ink, and pencil, 13 x 7 1/16 x 3 3/4" (33 x 18 x 9.5 cm). Musée national Picasso, Paris. Dation Pablo Picasso, 1979. Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY. Photo: Beatrice Hatala. © 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Guitar. Paris, December 3, 1912, or later. Paperboard, cut-and-pasted newspaper, and canvas, string, and pencil, 8 11/16 x 5 11/16 x 2 3/4" (22 x 14.5 x 7 cm). Musée national Picasso, Paris. Dation Pablo Picasso, 1979. Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY. Photo: Beatrice Hatala. © 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
