Dove

1954

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Sculptor, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The sculpture depicts a bird in a relaxed pose with its wings sculpted closely along its body. The piece is made of a smooth bronze material, giving it a rich brown hue with natural patina. The bird's form is abstract with simplified features, creating an elegant and organic look. The focus is on the overall shape rather than precise details. The sculpture is small, potentially tabletop-sized, engaging with viewers at eye level.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 13.34 × 31.75 × 11.11 cm, 6 lb. (5 1/4 × 12 1/2 × 4 3/8 in., 2.722 kg)

  • Accession Number

    1995.47.20

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Rosenberg and Co., New York); purchased 1961 by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift 1995 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Obras Maestras de la National Gallery of Art de Washington, Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City, 1996-1997, unnumbered catalogue, 194-195, color repro.

Bibliography

2023

  • Glinsman, Lisha Deming, Daphne Barbour and Shelley Sturman. "When the Workshop is Fluid: Observations on Parisian Bronze Casting in the Early Twentieth Century." Daphne Barbour, ed., Facture. Conservation, Science, Art History 6 (2023): 166, 166, fig. 9.

Wikidata ID

Q63861993

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