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Benet Soler

1900
Not on view
In connection with, or soon after, his first solo exhibition at the principal meeting place of the Barcelona avant-garde, the bohemian tavern Els Quatre Gats, Picasso made a set of small caricatures of the prominent members of the informal club. The dapper Soler (1874–1945), a tailor, was friendly with the artists of Els Quatre Gats. He supported Picasso in 1902 and 1903 through a commission of a family portrait and the purchase of other works in exchange for clothes or cash. He owned Erotic Scene (MMA 1984.433.22).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Benet Soler
  • Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)
  • Date: 1900
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink and matte translucent paint on paper
  • Dimensions: 4 3/16 × 3 5/16 in. (10.7 × 8.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Raymonde Paul, in memory of her brother, C. Michael Paul, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.179.22ab
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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