The Watering Place (Horses Bathing) [L'abreuvoir (chevaux au bain)]

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 features simple, thin lines outlining human figures and horses on a blank background. The contours create shapes resembling people interacting with horses, some riding the animals while others stand or walk nearby. The figures lack detailed facial features, blending with the minimalistic landscape of gentle, rolling hills in the distance. The composition evokes scenes of equestrians and horse riding in an abstract style.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on wove Van Gelder paper

  • Credit Line

    The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33 x 50.7 cm (13 x 19 15/16 in.)
    plate: 12 x 18.7 cm (4 3/4 x 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.60.57

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 10, State only (b2)

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Evelyn Nef, Washington, D.C.; bequest to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1968

  • Bloch, Georges. Pablo Picasso; catalogue de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie 1904-1967. Bern: Kornfeld und Klipstein, 1968, no. 9.

1990

  • Geiser, Bernhard and Brigette Baer. Picasso peintre-graveur. 2 vols. Berne: Éditions Kornfeld, 1990 (vol. 1) and 1992 (vol. 2), no. 10. See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Watermarks

VAN GELD[ER ZONEN]

Wikidata ID

Q75423617

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