Playing Card, Fruit Dish, Glass
Pablo Picasso Spanish
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A streamlined version of the neoclassical, early nineteenth-century French Empire style became fashionable for interior decoration shortly before the outbreak of World War I. Picasso echoed this trend by depicting a console table with a beaded edge and an imperial porphyry top (made with faux granite wallpaper); paneling in an off-white tone (the natural color of the paper plus ruled graphite lines and shading); and a towering fruit dish resembling a classical column (a cutout painted white to distinguish it from the paneling). Beside the cutout of a bunch of grapes are staring, eye-like forms that may represent cross-sections of the fruits. The duo of wineglass and ace of clubs—the lucky card—appears in many of Picasso’s collages, likely signifying conviviality.
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