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The Dog (Le Chien) (plate, facing page 46) from Eaux-fortes originale pour des textes de Buffon (Histoire naturelle). 1936, published 1942 | MoMA.
The Dog, from Histoire naturelle. 1936, published May 26, 1942. Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) written by Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788) published by Martin Fabiani (French) Status. Currently Off View.
Picasso’s sizable oeuvre grew to include over 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures,ceramics, theater sets, and costume designs. He painted his most famous work, Guernica (1937), in response to the Spanish Civil War; the totemic grisaille canvas remains a definitive work of anti-war art.
One of Picasso's recreations of Las Meninas, featuring Lump in place of the original dog. Lump first met Picasso on 19 April 1957 at La Californie, Picasso's hillside mansion in Cannes. His owner, David Douglas Duncan, had photographed Picasso for the first time during the previous year.
Dog was a Dachsund called Lump whom artist Picasso captured in several drawings. Picasso tended to use a light touch and simple lines when depicting animals by themselves and Lump was an obvious choice as a subject because of how the artist loved this animal.
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Le chien dalmate signed 'Picasso' (upper left); dated and numbered '18.3.59. I' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 63¾ x 51 in. (162 x 130 cm.) Painted in Vauvenargues, 18 March 1959
Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973) - Le Chien, Year: Circa 1941, Medium: Etching on Japon, Image Size: 10.5 x 8.5 inches, Size: 14.25 x 10.75 in. (36.2 x 27.31 cm), Reference: Bloch 334, Description: From the collection of the late Larry Saphire.
