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The Frugal Repast (Le Repas Frugal)
Pablo Picasso, 1881 - 1973
Picasso, Pablo
Spain
1881 - 1973
Male
23 1/2 x 20 in. (59.7 x 50.8 cm)
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With its iconic image of a man and woman sitting at a table in a wine shop, a sharp realism evoking the couple’s poverty and despair, "The Frugal Repast" is Picasso’s most famous print. It is especially remarkable because, at the time he created it, the artist had no formal training in printmaking. Beyond its emotional appeal, the fineness of technique is a testament to Picasso’s genius and ability to master a new medium so quickly.
Picasso produced only a few copies of this etching and drypoint when he created it in 1904. Almost ten years later, his dealer Ambrose Vollard, well known for his marketing and financial skills, bought the copper plate, strengthened it with steel facing, and, along with 14 smaller etchings, produced an unsigned edition of 250. This series, known as the The Saltimbanque Suite, assured Picasso’s reputation not only as painter, but master printmaker.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
1983.120
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4/24/2001
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