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The Ostrich, from Histoire naturelle

A work made of aquatint and etching on copper in black on off-white laid paper.
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of aquatint and etching on copper in black on off-white laid paper.

Date:

1936, published May 26, 1942

Artist:

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
written by Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788)
published by Martin Fabiani (French)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Title

The Ostrich, from Histoire naturelle

Place

Spain (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1936

Medium

Aquatint and etching on copper in black on off-white laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 26.6 × 22 cm (10 1/2 × 8 11/16 in.); Sheet: 36.2 × 28 cm (14 5/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund

Reference Number

1946.439.16

Copyright

© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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