Goat Skull on Table | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M15344
People: Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Spanish (Malaga, Spain 1881 - 1973 Mougins, France)
Title: Goat Skull on Table
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Crâne de chèvre sur la table
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1953
Places: Creation Place: Europe, France
Culture: Spanish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/260837

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Aquatint

Dimensions

plate: 51.4 x 66.5 cm (20 1/4 x 26 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: signed and numbered by artist

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mrs. Frederick B. Deknatel, Cambridge, Massachusetts, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, February 26, 1974.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: iii/iii B.b.1
Edition: Louis Leiris, 1953
Standard Reference Number: G.&B. 903, Bl. 696

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frederick B. Deknatel in memory of Frederick B. Deknatel
Accession Year: 1974
Object Number: M15344
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Picasso: War, Combat, and Revolution, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/20/2024 - 05/05/2024

Verification Level

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M15344: Goat Skull on Table