The Cup of Coffee, 1913

Inscription

upper right verso: Picasso

Provenance

Pierre Gaut, Paris, after 1942; Heinz Berggruen, Paris, by 1959; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 23 April 1968, no. 24); purchased by (Hector Brame, Paris) for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon; gift 1985 to NGA.

Exhibition History

1978

Aspects of Twentieth-Century Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978-1979, no. 20, repro.

1986

Gifts to the Nation: Selected Acquisitions from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1986, unnumbered checklist

2001

A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 25.

2011

Picasso Guitars, 1912-1914, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2011, fig. 77

2011

Picasso's Drawings, 1890-1921: Reinventing Tradition, The Frick Collection, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2011-2012, no. 54.

2016

In Celebration of Paul Mellon, NGA, 2016.

Bibliography

1932

Zervos, Christian. Pablo Picasso. 33 vols. Paris, 1932-1978.

2001

A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 25.

2011

Umland, Anne. Picasso Guitars, 1912-1914. Exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2011: fig. 77.

2016

National Gallery of Art. Highlights from the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Washington, 2016: 278, repro.

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