Pablo Picasso

Artist Pablo Picasso (Spanish (active France), 1881-1973)

Publisher Georges Hugnet, Paris, 1941

Author Georges Hugnet (French, 1906-1974)

Date1941

DimensionsSheet: H: 7 5/8 in. (194 mm); W: 11 5/8 in. (295 mm).
Page: H: 3 7/8 in. (98 mm); W: 5 7/8 in. (149 mm).

MediumOriginal prints: 6 zincographs in black, 3 with added engraving by the artist. Text: letterpress in brown (typeface: Garamond italic). Paper: cream wove.

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss in honor of Barbara K. Sutherland

Object number

1984.886

Not on View

Label TextIn the surrealist poem "Pablo Picasso," Hugnet urges the entire universe to waltz without restraint.Published Referencescf. Goeppert, Sebastian, et al., Pablo Picasso: The Illustrated Books, Catalogue raisonné, Geneva, 1983, no. 35, reprs.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Picasso as an Illustrator, Jan. 23-May 29, 1988, no. 13.