The Large Pigeon (Le gros pigeon)

1947

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

This is a drawing of a bird on a neutral background. The bird is depicted in profile with expressive black strokes. Light and shadow create texture in the feathers. The brushwork conveys dynamism, focusing on lines. The image includes the date "Dimanche 2 février 57" and an inscription.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.257

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mourlot 1949-1964, no. 66, State only

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1961

  • A Picasso Retrospective in Prints from the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, 12 venue tour organized by the American Federation of Arts (Arnot Art Gallery, Elmira, NY; Art Association of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Rodman Hall Arts Center, St. Catherine's, Ontario, Canada; Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH; Miami Beach Art Center, FL; Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, AL; Fort Worth Art Center, TX; Boise Art Association, ID; Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT; Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Quebec, Canada; Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; and De Cordova and Dana Museum, Lincoln, MA), 1961-1962, no cat.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65081641

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