The Dance

Printer Printed by Louis Fort French
Publisher Published by Ambroise Vollard French
1905, printed 1913
Not on view
Picasso made two prints of Salomé's infamous dance, this humorous caricature and another, more sober work that includes a detail of the head of John the Baptist. This amusing drypoint relates to a drawing of the same year, which Picasso inscribed to his patron Leo Stein.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Dance
  • Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)
  • Printer: Printed by Louis Fort (French, 19th–20th century)
  • Publisher: Published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1866–1939)
  • Date: 1905, printed 1913
  • Medium: Drypoint
  • Dimensions: plate: 7 5/16 x 9 1/8 in. (18.6 x 23.2 cm)
    sheet: 10 7/8 x 14 in. (27.6 x 35.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Helen Frankenthaler, 1973
  • Object Number: 1973.653.2
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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