Desenhos de Picasso, 1890-1921: Reinventando a Tradição

Pablo Picasso
Self-Portrait, Paris, late 1901 / early 1902
black chalk with watercolor on paper
30.4 x 23.8 cm (11 15/16 x 9 3/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970


National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC
29 de janeiro-06 de maio de 2012




Pablo Picasso
Juggler with Still Life, Paris, autumn 1905
gouache over graphite on cardboard
100 x 69.9 cm (39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in.) framed: 121.6 x 92.1 x 8.2 cm (47 7/8 x 36 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Collection, 1963


Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) é geralmente reconhecido como o maior desenhista do século 20.

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) is generally acknowledged as the greatest draftsman of the 20th century.

 


Pablo Picasso
The Death of Harlequin, Paris, end 1905 / beginning 1906
gouache over charcoal on cardboard
68.5 x 95.7 cm (26 7/8 x 37 5/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1996


Através de cerca de 55 obras, a exposição apresenta o desenvolvimento deslumbrante de desenhos de Picasso durante um períodode 30 anos -- dos exercícios acadêmicos precoces  de sua juventude na década de 1890 às obras virtuosas do início dos anos 1920, incluindo as inovações radicais do cubismo e colagens.


Through some 55 works, the exhibition presents the dazzling development of Picasso's drawings over a 30-year period—from the precocious academic exercises of his youth in the 1890s to the virtuoso works of the early 1920s, including the radical innovations of cubism and collage.





Pablo Picasso
Seated Nude and Standing Nude, Paris, autumn 1906
charcoal on Ingres paper
63.7 x 48 cm (25 1/8 x 18 7/8 in.) 90.2 x 75.6 cm (35 1/2 x 29 3/4 in.)
Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950

O desenho serviu como um meio essencial de invenção e descoberta na arte multifacetada de Picasso, conectando-o com a grande tradição de desenho dos grandes mestres europeus do passado próximo e distante.


Drawing served as an essential means of invention and discovery in Picasso's multifaceted art, connecting him with the grand tradition of drawing by European masters of the near and distant past.

 


Pablo Picasso
Yellow Nude (Study for "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"), Paris, 1907
watercolor, gouache, and India ink on paper
59.7 x 39.6 cm (23 1/2 x 15 5/8 in.)
Gretchen and John Berggruen, San Francisco




Pablo Picasso
Nudes in a Forest, Paris, spring 1908
watercolor, gouache and graphite on wove paper
47.6 x 59.1 cm (18 3/4 x 23 1/4 in.)
Philadelphia Museum of Art: The Samuel S. White III and Vera White Collection, 1967






Pablo Picasso
Landscape, Paris, spring 1908
gouache over charcoal on thick beige paper
47.6 x 61.6 cm (18 3/4 x 24 1/4 in.)
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The Cup of Coffee, Paris, spring 1913
papier épinglé with charcoal and white chalk
60.5 x 35 cm (23 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1985





Pablo Picasso
Portrait of Madame Georges Wildenstein, Biarritz, summer 1918
graphite on Ingres paper
35 x 24.4 cm (13 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
Private collection





Pablo Picasso
Pierrot and Harlequin, Juan-les-Pins, 1920
pen and black ink with gouache on cream paper
sheet (folded in half): 27.3 x 21.3 cm (10 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman, 1981



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National Gallery of Art, localizada no National Mall, entre as ruas 3 e 7 na Constitution Avenue NW, está aberto de segunda a sábado 10:00 - 17:00 e domingo 11:00 - 18:00 A Galeria está fechado em 25 de dezembro e 01 de janeiro.