Image

Pablo Picasso

Portrait of Vollard II

Description

Maker

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)

Title

Portrait of Vollard II
Vollard Suite

Year

1937

Medium

Aquatint and etching on heavy weight cream laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Aquatint and etching on heavy weight cream laid paper

Supports

Heavy weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 34.9 x 24.4 cm (13 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

52.213

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

Facing Artists

Twentieth Century Portraits from the Collection

Feb 27, 2009 – Jul 31, 2009

Label copy

Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867-1939), the famed Paris dealer, patron, and publisher, was among the first to buy and exhibit Impressionist paintings, launching

the careers of such artists as Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, and Pablo Picasso. Picasso’s relationship with Vollard began when the artist was just nineteen and

continued until the end of Vollard’s life. In 1927 Vollard commissioned Picasso to create a series of etchings, known as the Vollard Suite, that eventually numbered

one hundred prints. This penetrating portrait, based on a full-figure photograph by Thérèse Bonney from around 1915, is one of the last in the series.

Helen M. Danforth

A Tribute

Jun 21, 1985 – Sep 08, 1985

Portrait Prints, 1900-1950

Jan 15, 1953 – Mar 27, 1953

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Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)

Portrait of Vollard II; Vollard Suite, 1937

Aquatint and etching on heavy weight cream laid paper

Plate: 34.9 x 24.4 cm (13 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches)

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 52.213

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