L'Autruche (The Ostrich)

1941/1942

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

There is a drawing of an ostrich. The illustration shows an ostrich in black ink with long legs, a long neck, and a slightly angled head. The style is loose and dynamic, with quick strokes and swirls creating a sense of movement in the plumage. Around the ostrich, there are sparse, abstract plant or brush strokes in the background, evoking a desert-like setting. Below the image, the words "LA AUTRUCHE" are written in a handwritten font.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    plate: 41.6 × 31.2 cm (16 3/8 × 12 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 43.7 × 33.5 cm (17 3/16 × 13 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.73

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer 1990 - 1992 no. 590, State ii/ii (Ba?)

  • Series Title

    Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle) (plate XVI)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]

Associated Names

Bibliography

1990

  • Geiser, Bernhard and Brigette Baer. Picasso peintre-graveur. 2 vols. Berne: no. 590, State ii/ii (Ba?)

Inscriptions

lower center below plate: LA ATRUCHE

Markings

partial PARIS

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