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A technical study of Picasso’s construction ‘Still life’ (1914)

11/2008 | 1268 | 150

Pages: 749-754

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Author:

Heuman, Jackie (Heuman, Jackie)

Subjects

artists:

Picasso, Pablo

dates:

1910-1919

print:

Picasso, Pablo

subjects:

Spanish sculpture / Assemblages / Technical analysis / Cubist / Reliefs / Wood sculpture / Mixed media / Scientific analysis / Iconography

Illustrations

Attributed works:

37. Still life, by Pablo Picasso. 1914. Painted wood, upholstery fringe, 26.1 by 46 by 9.6 cm. (Tate, London).

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39. Detail of the uneven cut of the backboard of Fig.37.

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40. Detail of Fig.37 showing the black painted outline around the three nail heads that simulate rivets on the knife handle.

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41. X-radiograph of Fig.37 revealing more than fifty factory-produced nails.

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42. Detail of Fig.37 showing the recycled turned disc at the top of the wine glass.

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43. Violin and bottle on a table, by Pablo Picasso. 1915–16. Wood, string, nails, paint and charcoal, 45 by 41 by 23 cm. (Musée Picasso, Paris).

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44. Mandolin and clarinet, by Pablo Picasso. 1913. Painted wood and pencil, 58 by 36 by 23 cm. (Musée Picasso, Paris).

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45. Glass, newspaper and bottle, by Pablo Picasso. 1914. Oil and sand on canvas, 36.2 by 61.3 cm. (Private collection).

Attributed works:

46. Detail of Fig.37.

Non-western art unattributed:

38. African Grebo face mask bought by Pablo Picasso in 1912. 64 by 25.5 by 16 cm. (Musée Picasso, Paris).

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