The Reading (La lecture)

1926

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image depicts two figures, a child and an adult, in a sketch style. The child is seated with legs crossed and head slightly tilted, resting on one hand. Stylized hair, soft facial features, closed eyes, and detailed hands are visible. The child wears a long-sleeved garment and loose pants. The adult figure, shown from the waist up, holds an open book. The adult has facial lines, short hair, and glasses. The clothing appears like a dress. The background has sketch-like lines forming indistinct shapes. The image is monochromatic, with contrasts between light and shadow.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.106

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mourlot 1949-1964, XXII, State only

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1958

  • Picasso: A Loan Exhibition of his Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, and Illustrated Book, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1958, prints section, no. 28.

1966

  • Picasso: Sixty Years of Graphic Works, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966, no. 59, repro.

Bibliography

1949

  • Mourlot, Fernand. Picasso lithographe. 4 vol. Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1949-1964.

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. 242. See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Wikidata ID

Q65024225

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