Salomé

1905, published 1913

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

Ambroise Vollard

Publisher, French, 1866 - 1939

Louis Fort

Printer, French, active first half 20th century

The image depicts a sketch featuring four figures. The central figure appears to be a female dancer in mid-movement with one leg extended horizontally. Her facial features are delicately illustrated in a side profile with wavy hair. To the left, there are two more figures: one seated larger figure and another standing behind. The fourth figure is on the right, seated on the ground and holding an object. The figures are minimally clothed, and the drawing focuses on their forms. The background is plain. The piece is dated 1905 and signed "Picasso" in the upper right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on wove Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Janet and David Bruce

  • Dimensions

    plate: 39.9 x 34.8 cm (15 11/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 49.1 x 40.4 cm (19 5/16 x 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.104.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 17, State iii/iii (2b)

  • Copyright

    © 2012 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Janet Bruce; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1968

  • Bloch, Georges. Pablo Picasso; catalogue de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie 1904-1967. Bern: Kornfeld und Klipstein, 1968.

1990

  • Geiser, Bernhard and Brigette Baer. Picasso peintre-graveur. 2 vols. Berne: Éditions Kornfeld, 1990 (vol. 1) and 1992 (vol. 2), no. 17. See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in graphite: DANCE OF SALOME; upper right in plate: PICASSO / 1905

Wikidata ID

Q76349294

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