Seated Saltimbanque

Pablo Picasso Spanish
 Printed by Louis Fort French
 Published by Ambroise Vollard French

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Picasso convincingly conveys the heft of this seated circus performer with the utmost economy of line. He recast the rotund jester in the important 1905 painting Family of Saltimbanques (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.), where he is, however, no longer seated but standing wearing a vibrant red leotard.

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

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

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