Pablo Picasso The Charnel House Paris, 1944-45
- MoMA, Floor 5, 522 The Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Galleries
- Medium
- Oil and charcoal on canvas
- Dimensions
- 6' 6 5/8" x 8' 2 1/2" (199.8 x 250.1 cm)
- Credit
- Mrs. Sam A. Lewisohn Bequest (by exchange), and Mrs. Marya Bernard Fund in memory of her husband Dr. Bernard Bernard, and anonymous funds
- Object number
- 93.1971
- Copyright
- © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Pablo Picasso has 1,269 works online.
- There are 2,457 paintings online.
Installation views
We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
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Paintings from Private Collections
May 31–Sep 7, 1955
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Recent Acquisitions: 20th-Century Pioneers
Mar 13–Apr 26, 1971
1 other work identified
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The Artist as Adversary
Jul 1–Sep 27, 1971
3 other works identified
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Picasso in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
Feb 3–Apr 2, 1972
2 other works identified
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Permanent Collection
Mar 29, 1972–Apr 21, 1980
1 other work identified
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Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective
May 16–Sep 30, 1980
1 other work identified
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Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective
May 16–Sep 30, 1980
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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture
May 17, 1984–Aug 4, 1992
2 other works identified
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Art of the Forties
Feb 24–Apr 30, 1991
7 other works identified
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Selections from the Permanent Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Jul 1, 1993
1 other work identified
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Making Choices
Mar 16–Sep 26, 2000
1 other work identified
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Making Choices
Mar 16–Sep 26, 2000
2 other works identified
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Making Choices
Mar 16–Sep 26, 2000
1 other work identified
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Making Choices
Mar 16–Sep 26, 2000
1 other work identified
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Making Choices
Mar 16–Sep 26, 2000
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Collection Highlights
May 8–10, 2002
2 other works identified
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
3 other works identified
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
4 other works identified
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522: Responding to War
Ongoing
8 other works identified
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522: Responding to War
Ongoing
9 other works identified
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522: Responding to War
Ongoing
2 other works identified
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522: Responding to War
Ongoing
8 other works identified
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522: Responding to War
Ongoing
2 other works identified
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522: Responding to War
Ongoing
2 other works identified
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522: Responding to War
Ongoing
10 other works identified
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522: Responding to War
Ongoing
9 other works identified
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522: Responding to War
Ongoing
4 other works identified
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517: Surrealist Objects
Ongoing
3 other works identified
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517: Surrealist Objects
Ongoing
2 other works identified
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This work is included in the Provenance Research Project, which investigates the ownership history of works in MoMA's collection.
1945 - 1954, Pablo Picasso, Paris.
1954 - 1971, Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., New York and Warrenton, Virginia, purchased from the artist.
1971, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired by exchange and purchased from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
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