The Watering Place (Horses Bathing) [L'abreuvoir (chevaux au bain)]

1906, published 1913

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

Ambroise Vollard

Publisher, French, 1866 - 1939

Louis Fort

Printer, French, active first half 20th century

This is a drawing of figures interacting with horses. The image depicts a scene with multiple figures and horses, sketched with minimalistic lines against a plain backdrop. The figures appear to be on and around several horses, which are also rendered in simple, flowing lines. The overall composition suggests a sense of movement and interaction between the figures and the animals. The absence of detailed features emphasizes the form and posture of the subjects within the landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. Peter W. Josten

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12 x 18.7 cm (4 3/4 x 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.4 x 48.4 cm (13 1/8 x 19 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.95.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 10, State only (b1)

  • Series Title

    The Saltimbanques [Bloch 1-15]

  • 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.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left to lower center in graphite: 41197 G.10 "Les Saltimbanques" 1905. One of 27 or 29 proofs on Japan paper.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 375

Wikidata ID

Q65576002

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