Sculptor at Rest IV (Le repos du sculpteur IV)

1933

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image is a line drawing depicting two figures in a reclining position. The figures appear to be laying on a large cushion or bed, partially draped with a cloth. The figure on the left is a bearded man with curly hair adorned with a wreath. His facial features include a furrowed brow and a thoughtful expression, with his head resting on his hand. The figure on the right is a woman, lying close to the man, with her head resting on one hand, partially covered by the draped cloth, leaving parts of her upper body exposed. Her hair is styled similarly with a decorative wreath. In the background, there is a vase with flowers and a depiction of a bearded face on a column. The setting includes a view of rolling hills through columns or a window, suggesting an indoor scene opening to an outdoor view.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on Montval laid paper [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacourière]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.2 x 26.5 cm (7 9/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.3 x 50.3 cm (15 1/16 x 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.131

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 327, State only (Bc)

  • Series Title

    Vollard Suite [Bloch 134-233]

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

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

Wikidata ID

Q65363439

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