Mar 26, 2007
May 18, 2006

Man with a Guitar

Man with a Guitar

1915, printed 1929

Pablo Picasso

(Spanish, 1881–1973)

publisher

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

(German, 1884–1979)

Drypoint and etching

Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1975.147

Catalogue raisonné: Geiser I.109.51

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Did you know?

This print was published by Pablo Picasso's dealer as a means of promoting the artist's avant-garde style.

Description

Pablo Picasso worked closely with Georges Braque to develop Cubism around the time this print was made. Their work became virtually indistinguishable from each other as they reduced identifiable subject matter to geometric abstraction. Here, Braque presented a still-life featuring a playing card and a bottle of gin, and Picasso focused on a guitarist—subjects that they frequently explored. Although Picasso worked extensively in printmaking, Braque made fewer than ten Cubist prints. Both of these works were published by dealers as a means of promoting the artists’ avant-garde style.

See also
Collection: 
PR - Drypoint
Department: 
Prints
Type of artwork: 
Print

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