The Bottle of Vieux Marc
Pablo Picasso Spanish
Not on view
Here, Picasso used an old Leroy paper (displayed below) torn from a wall, possibly by the artist himself. The border was stuck to it, but Picasso split the two apart for his composition. Inspired by Islamic tiles, the wallpaper contrasts with the border, which simulates a classic European molding and stands for the table’s carved edge. The pinned papers lift slightly, creating real shadows that vie with those both drawn by hand and printed on the border. Books on interior decoration published around the turn of the century recommended “Mauresque” (French for Moorish) patterns for the male domains of smoking room and club, where Vieux Marc brandy and newspapers would be found.
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