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Léonide Massine

A work made of graphite on ivory laid paper (discolored to cream).
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of graphite on ivory laid paper (discolored to cream).

Date:

1919

Artist:

Pablo Picasso
Spanish, 1881-1973

About this artwork

Léonide Massine (1896–1979) was a Russian dancer and choreographer. He and Picasso worked together on the ballet production Parade in 1917 for Sergei Diaghilev’s theater company the Ballet Russes.

Status

On View, Gallery 127A

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Title

Léonide Massine

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.

1919

Medium

Graphite on ivory laid paper (discolored to cream)

Inscriptions

Signed and dated recto, lower right, in graphite: "Picasso (underlined) / Londres 1919"

Dimensions

40 × 31 cm (15 3/4 × 12 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Margaret Day Blake Collection

Reference Number

1972.970

Copyright

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

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