The Black Pitcher and the Head of Death

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G8869
People: Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Spanish (Malaga, Spain 1881 - 1973 Mougins, France)
Title: The Black Pitcher and the Head of Death
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Le Pichet Noir et la Tête de Mort
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1946
Places: Creation Place: Europe, France
Culture: Spanish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/278787

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Lithograph

Dimensions

design: 32.5 x 44 cm (12 13/16 x 17 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: numbered

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: M. 35

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Copyright: © Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Object Number: G8869
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Jakob Rosenberg, Picasso: Graphic Art, Fogg Museum Picture Book Number 7, Stinehour Press (Cambridge, MA, 1957), fig. 21

Exhibition History

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

Verification Level

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G8869: The Black Pitcher and the Head of Death