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Masterpieces: The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Homme à la guitare
Details
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Homme à la guitare
signed, dated and inscribed 'PICASSO Céret 1913' (on the reverse)
oil, encaustic and sand on canvas
51 3⁄8 x 35 ¼ in. (130.5 x 89.6 cm.)
Painted in Céret in 1913
Homme à la guitare
signed, dated and inscribed 'PICASSO Céret 1913' (on the reverse)
oil, encaustic and sand on canvas
51 3⁄8 x 35 ¼ in. (130.5 x 89.6 cm.)
Painted in Céret in 1913
Provenance
Galerie Kahnweiler, Paris (acquired from the artist).
Gertrude Stein, Paris (acquired from the above, 17 October 1913).
Syndicate of The Museum of Modern Art, New York (acquired from the estate of the above, 1968).
André Meyer, New York (acquired from the above, 14 December 1968).
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (gift from the above, 11 March 1980).
Gagosian Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, 2000).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 9 May 2000.
Gertrude Stein, Paris (acquired from the above, 17 October 1913).
Syndicate of The Museum of Modern Art, New York (acquired from the estate of the above, 1968).
André Meyer, New York (acquired from the above, 14 December 1968).
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (gift from the above, 11 March 1980).
Gagosian Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, 2000).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 9 May 2000.
Literature
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, Paris, 1942, vol. 2, no. 436 (illustrated, pl. 203).
J. Lassaigne, Picasso, Paris, 1949, no. 49 (illustrated in color; dated 1912 and titled Composition; with incorrect dimensions).
D. Gallup, ed., The Flowers of Friendship: Letters written to Gertrude Stein, New York, 1953, pp. 86-87.
F. Elgar and R. Maillard, Picasso: Etude de l’oeuvre, Paris, 1955, p. 79 (illustrated in color, p. 78).
Vercors, Picasso: Oeuvres des musées de Léningrad et de Moscou et de quelques collections parisiennes, Paris, 1955, pp. 38 and 123, no. 9 (illustrated in color, p. 39).
F. Elgar, Picasso: Cubist Period, London, 1957 (illustrated in color, pl. 4).
J. Cassou, Picasso, New York, 1959, pp. 44 and 87 (illustrated in color, p. 44).
E. Burns, ed., Gertrude Stein on Picasso, New York, 1970, p. 89 (illustrated; illustrated again in color, p. 88).
F. Minervino, L’opera completa di Picasso cubista, Milan, 1977, p. 117, no. 617 (illustrated, p. 116).
P. Daix and J. Rosselet, Picasso: The Cubist Years, 1907-1916, London, 1979, p. 307, no. 616 (illustrated).
J. Palau i Fabre, Picasso: Cubism, 1907-1917, Barcelona, 1990, pp. 339 and 513, no. 959 (illustrated in color, p. 339).
E. Cowling and J. Golding, eds., Picasso: Sculptor/Painter, exh. cat., Tate Gallery, London, 1994, p. 193 (illustrated, fig. 28).
N. Mailer, Portrait of Picasso as a Young Man, New York, 1995, p. 350 (illustrated in color, pl. 45).
J. Richardson, A Life of Picasso: 1907-1917, New York, 1996, vol. II, pp. 279 and 294 (illustrated, p. 279).
P. Karmel, Picasso: Dessins et papiers collés, Céret, 1911-1913, exh. cat., Musée d’art moderne de Céret, 1997, p. 49, no. 5 (illustrated; dated 1911).
E. Cowling, Picasso: Style and Meaning, New York, 2002, pp. 262-263, no. 227 (illustrated in color, p. 262).
P. Karmel, Picasso and the Invention of Cubism, New Haven, 2003, p. 176, no. 250 (illustrated, p. 177).
J. Lassaigne, Picasso, Paris, 1949, no. 49 (illustrated in color; dated 1912 and titled Composition; with incorrect dimensions).
D. Gallup, ed., The Flowers of Friendship: Letters written to Gertrude Stein, New York, 1953, pp. 86-87.
F. Elgar and R. Maillard, Picasso: Etude de l’oeuvre, Paris, 1955, p. 79 (illustrated in color, p. 78).
Vercors, Picasso: Oeuvres des musées de Léningrad et de Moscou et de quelques collections parisiennes, Paris, 1955, pp. 38 and 123, no. 9 (illustrated in color, p. 39).
F. Elgar, Picasso: Cubist Period, London, 1957 (illustrated in color, pl. 4).
J. Cassou, Picasso, New York, 1959, pp. 44 and 87 (illustrated in color, p. 44).
E. Burns, ed., Gertrude Stein on Picasso, New York, 1970, p. 89 (illustrated; illustrated again in color, p. 88).
F. Minervino, L’opera completa di Picasso cubista, Milan, 1977, p. 117, no. 617 (illustrated, p. 116).
P. Daix and J. Rosselet, Picasso: The Cubist Years, 1907-1916, London, 1979, p. 307, no. 616 (illustrated).
J. Palau i Fabre, Picasso: Cubism, 1907-1917, Barcelona, 1990, pp. 339 and 513, no. 959 (illustrated in color, p. 339).
E. Cowling and J. Golding, eds., Picasso: Sculptor/Painter, exh. cat., Tate Gallery, London, 1994, p. 193 (illustrated, fig. 28).
N. Mailer, Portrait of Picasso as a Young Man, New York, 1995, p. 350 (illustrated in color, pl. 45).
J. Richardson, A Life of Picasso: 1907-1917, New York, 1996, vol. II, pp. 279 and 294 (illustrated, p. 279).
P. Karmel, Picasso: Dessins et papiers collés, Céret, 1911-1913, exh. cat., Musée d’art moderne de Céret, 1997, p. 49, no. 5 (illustrated; dated 1911).
E. Cowling, Picasso: Style and Meaning, New York, 2002, pp. 262-263, no. 227 (illustrated in color, p. 262).
P. Karmel, Picasso and the Invention of Cubism, New Haven, 2003, p. 176, no. 250 (illustrated, p. 177).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Max Kaganovitch, Oeuvres choisies du XXe siècle, May-July 1951, no. 37 (titled Grande composition).
Paris, Maison de la pensée francaise, Picasso, deux périodes: 1900-1914 et 1950-1954, July 1954, no. 9.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Baltimore Museum of Art; Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada and San Francisco Museum of Art, Four Americans in Paris: The Collections of Gertrude Stein and Her Family, December 1970-October 1971, p. 171 (illustrated in color, p. 150, pl. 55; illustrated in situ in Gertrude Stein’s apartment, p. 95).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Picasso in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, January-April 1972, pp. 6, 84 and 211 (illustrated in color, p. 85).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective, May-September 1980, pp. 153 and 173 (illustrated in color, p. 172).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Masterpieces from the Collection: Selections from the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, October 1980-January 1981.
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Pablo Picasso, October 1988-January 1989, p. 235, no. 23 (illustrated).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art and Kunstmuseum Basel, Picasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubism, September 1989-June 1990, p. 283 (illustrated in color).
San Francisco Museum of Art and New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde, May 2011-June 2012, pp. 284 and 433, no. 264 (illustrated in color, p. 284, pl. 234).
Paris, Maison de la pensée francaise, Picasso, deux périodes: 1900-1914 et 1950-1954, July 1954, no. 9.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Baltimore Museum of Art; Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada and San Francisco Museum of Art, Four Americans in Paris: The Collections of Gertrude Stein and Her Family, December 1970-October 1971, p. 171 (illustrated in color, p. 150, pl. 55; illustrated in situ in Gertrude Stein’s apartment, p. 95).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Picasso in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, January-April 1972, pp. 6, 84 and 211 (illustrated in color, p. 85).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective, May-September 1980, pp. 153 and 173 (illustrated in color, p. 172).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Masterpieces from the Collection: Selections from the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, October 1980-January 1981.
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Pablo Picasso, October 1988-January 1989, p. 235, no. 23 (illustrated).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art and Kunstmuseum Basel, Picasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubism, September 1989-June 1990, p. 283 (illustrated in color).
San Francisco Museum of Art and New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde, May 2011-June 2012, pp. 284 and 433, no. 264 (illustrated in color, p. 284, pl. 234).
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