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At the Lapin Agile

1905
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 823
In this celebrated work, now an icon of life in bohemian Paris at the turn of the last century, Picasso depicts himself dressed as a Harlequin. He is accompanied by his recent lover Germaine Pichot. Previously, she had been the fatal obsession of Picasso's great friend Casagemas, who committed suicide in 1901. The painting was commissioned by Frédé Gérard—seen playing guitar in the background—for his Montmartre cabaret, Le Lapin Agile, where it was the only work by Picasso on permanent view in Paris from 1905 until 1912, when it was sold to a German collector.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: At the Lapin Agile
  • Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)
  • Date: 1905
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 39 in. × 39 1/2 in. (99.1 × 100.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection,
    Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 1992,
    Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
  • Object Number: 1992.391
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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