Self-Portrait

1919

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The artwork depicts a person sitting on a chair, with their body shown from the thighs up. They are positioned slightly sideways, looking to the right. The person has short dark hair and is wearing a light-colored coat over a blue checkered shirt. They have brown pants and knee-high boots. In their right hand, they hold a pipe, and in the left, a book or paper. Next to them, a small round table holds a birdcage. The background features an ornate, patterned screen or window with floral designs.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.9 x 16.1 cm (7 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.47.63

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zervos, Vol. 29, no. 340

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA, 1967; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Zervos, Christian. Pablo Picasso. 33 vols. Paris, 1932-1978.

Inscriptions

recto: at lower left in graphite: Picasso [underlined]; verso: none

Wikidata ID

Q64618765

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