L'Ane (The Donkey)

1941/1942

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

This is a drawing of a bull standing amidst foliage. The bull's fur and the surrounding vegetation are depicted using a cross-hatching technique, creating texture and depth. The bull is facing slightly to the right with curved horns. Dark, thick lines create a lattice background. The image contrasts between dark sketching and light background to define shapes and contours.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 36.8 x 27.7 cm (14 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.116.118

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 576, State iv/iv (Bb)

  • 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), no. 576. See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Inscriptions

by later hands, upper center in graphite: 29; lower center verso in graphite: B.329 / $900; lower left verso in graphite: A19723; lower right verso in graphite: 59536 / 70120839

Watermarks

Vollard

Wikidata ID

Q74892335

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