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Venus and Cupid, after Cranach

A work made of aquatint, with scraping, engraving and drypoint on copper in black on white wove paper.
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of aquatint, with scraping, engraving and drypoint on copper in black on white wove paper.

Date:

May 30, 1949, printed 1975/77, published 1979

Artist:

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
printed by Piero Crommelynck (French, born Italy, 1934-2001)
published by Galerie Louis Leiris

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Title

Venus and Cupid, after Cranach

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.

1949

Medium

Aquatint, with scraping, engraving and drypoint on copper in black on white wove paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 78.6 × 42.9 cm (31 × 16 15/16 in.); Sheet: 100 × 59.7 cm (39 3/8 × 23 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Auxiliary Board

Reference Number

1979.375

Copyright

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

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