Man with a Dog (L'homme au chien)

1915, reprinted in 1930

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

Louis Fort

Printer, French, active first half 20th century

The image shows intersecting geometric shapes and lines, creating an abstract composition. There are layered rectangles and segments, along with the text "LFT" and "OUR." A figure holding something and a dog's head can be seen among the shapes. Strong linear elements and overlapping planes contribute to the abstract appearance, resembling cubist art.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with scraping on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.8 x 21.7 cm (10 15/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 38 x 27.9 cm (14 15/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1982.69.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 39, State ii/iii

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

1986

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., February 1986.

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: II; by later hands, lower right verso in graphite: G 39 II / 14056

Watermarks

MBM

Wikidata ID

Q74038711

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