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Carles Casagemas

Pablo Picasso  (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)

Date:
1900
Medium:
Ink and essence on paper
Dimensions:
4 1/8 x 3 1/8in. (10.5 x 7.9cm) 23 x 17 x 1 1/2 in. (58.4 x 43.2 x 3.8 cm) (Frame)
Classification:
Drawings
Credit Line:
Gift of Raymonde Paul, in memory of her brother, C. Michael Paul, 1982
Accession Number:
1982.179.19
Rights and Reproduction:
© 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • Description

    Casagemas (1880-1901), the son of the American consul general in Barcelona, was a year older than Picasso, his best friend. A painter and poet, he accompanied Picasso to Paris to visit the World's Fair in autumn 1900. There, he fell in love with Laure Gargallo, known as Germaine, who ultimately spurned his affections. In despair, Casagemas committed suicide on February 17, 1901, after first attempting to kill Germaine. Picasso was already back in Barcelona by that time but was deeply affected by the news. Nevertheless, when he returned to Paris in May 1901, he took up residence in Casagemas's former apartment and began a liaison with Germaine. Later in 1901, Picasso painted two large compositions and several small studies inspired by Casagemas's suicide. Germaine appears next to Picasso in "At the Lapin Agile", 1992.391.

  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Signature: Signed in ink, at bottom: - ¦P. Ruiz Picasso¦ -

    Inscription: Inscribed on verso in graphite, at bottom (in another hand?): 2b

  • Exhibition History

    Berne, Switzerland: Kunst Museum, December 6, 1984-February 17, 1985; Pablo Picasso: The Early Years.

    Spain: Museu Picasso de Barcelona, November 1995 - February 1996. ¦Picasso I Els 4Cats: La Clau de la Modernitat¦ Pg. 83, Plate 73 illus. in color.

    Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art. October 15, 2006-January 7, 2007; New York: MMA, March 7June 3, 2007, Barcelona & Modernity: Gaudi to Dali. Fig. 17 (cat. 3:18), p.87, illus. in color.

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Van Gogh Museum, September 21, 2007-
    January 20, 2008, Barcelona 1900.

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