Sculptor, Reclining Model, and Self-Portrait in the Form of a Sculpted Hercules (Sculpteur, modèle couché et autoportrait en Hercule sculpté)

1933

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image depicts three figures. On the left is a naked man shown from the back, standing with his body in a slight contraposto pose. He has curly hair, a beard, and holds an elongated object in his right hand. On the right is a seated man who is also nude from the waist up. His left hand is near his mouth, and he has curly hair and a beard. His facial features are outlined with deep set eyes and a contemplative expression. The third figure, a woman, is reclining on a draped surface, possibly a couch, with her body partially covered by a patterned cloth. She has long, flowing hair and her face is turned slightly upward, resting on one of her hands. Her expression appears relaxed, and she is nude as well. The background features intricate patterns, possibly elements of a tapestry or wall design, with geometric shapes and floral motifs.
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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: 26.8 x 19.2 cm (10 9/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.2 x 38.8 cm (19 3/4 x 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.143

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 298, State only (Bc)

  • 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

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.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: 338

Wikidata ID

Q65363510

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