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Variation on Manet's "Le déjeuner sur l'herbe"

Printer Printed by Hidalgo Arnéra French
Publisher Published by Galerie Louise Leiris
1961
Not on view
Like all artists, Picasso was always conscious of the work of his predecessors, and he knew Manet's "Déjeuner sur l'herbe" (1863; Musée d'Orsay, Paris), bequeathed to the French nation in 1906. In 1961 and 1962 Picasso made at least half a dozen prints—inspired by Manet's famous painting, which was, in turn, largely based on Marcantonio's engraving after Raphael's "Judgment of Paris." Thus this composition is related to Picasso's many works on classical themes as well as to his depictions of men contemplating women, such as his myriad renditions of a painter and his model.

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Object Information
  • Title: Variation on Manet's "Le déjeuner sur l'herbe"
  • Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)
  • Printer: Printed by Hidalgo Arnéra
  • Publisher: Published by Galerie Louise Leiris (Paris)
  • Date: 1961
  • Medium: Linoleum cut
  • Dimensions: block: 20 7/8 x 25 1/4 in. (53 x 64.1 cm)
    sheet: 24 1/2 x 29 5/8 in. (62.2 x 75.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kramer Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kramer, 1979
  • Object Number: 1979.620.47
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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