Still Life with a Glass and Ace of Clubs

1914

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The largest objects in the image are an abstract, cylindrical form with a ring and some geometric shapes in gray, white, and black tones, as well as a yellow and green semi-circle set against a background of brown and beige stripes. The color palette consists of earth tones with browns, muted grays, and beige, accented by a spot of bright yellow and green. The abstract form is positioned toward the upper left, while the yellow and green shape appears on the lower right side of the artwork.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collage, charcoal and gouache on board

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.8 × 20.2 cm (13 5/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.89.6

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Kahnweiler, Paris); purchased by Paul Mellon [1907-1999], Upperville, Virginia; bequest 1999 to NGA, with life interest to Mrs. Mellon; life interest released 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • In Celebration of Paul Mellon, NGA, 2016.

2022

  • Cubism and the Trompe l'oeil Tradition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2022-2023, pl. 67, repro.

Bibliography

2022

  • Braun, Emily, and Cowling, Elizabeth.Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition. Exh. cat. the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2022-2023: 172, pl. 67.

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: Picasso

Markings

sticker: Mellon 1069 / No. 2147 / GALERIE KAHNWEILER / 28, Rue Vignon, 28

Wikidata ID

Q64618772

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