Saltimbanques

Pablo Picasso Spanish
 Printer Louis Fort French
 Publisher Ambroise Vollard French

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The theme of the saltimbanque, or itinerant circus performer, dominated Picasso's work from late 1904 to 1906. This drypoint of a young acrobat balancing on a ball while other members of his troupe carry out mundane tasks anticipates two major canvases of 1905, Young Acrobat on a Ball (The Pushin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow) and Family of Saltimbanques (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.).

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

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

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