Picasso, Vallauris, France

Artist Arnold Newman (American, 1918 - 2006)

Date1954; printed 1980

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (31.75 x 25.08 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.1994

InscribedSignature Signed Arnold Newman in artist's hand "(c) Arnold Newman" Recto, LR Artist's Stamp Verso Titled/Dated Signed in artist's hand 1954 "Picasso 1954" Recto, LL Copyright Signed in artist's hand "(c) Arnold Newman" Recto, LR

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DescriptionClose-up portirait of a man (Pablo Picasso) with his right hand resting on his forehead.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Masters of 20th-Century Photography from the Hallmark Collection. Waterloo Municipal Galleries, Waterloo, IA, May 2 - June 13, 1982, no cat.

New Acquisitions to the Hallmark Photographic Collection, 1980-1983. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, April 1 – May 1, 1983.

Faces: an Exhibition from the Hallmark Photographic Collection. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, September 16 - October 21, 1984, no. 52.

Twentieth-Century Photographers: Selections from the HPC. Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH, March 28 - April 27, 1996, no cat.

In the Public Eye: Photography and Fame. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 8 - June 15, 2008, no cat.

Bonjour Picasso! The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, September 22, 2012- February 10, 2013, no cat.

Gallery Label

Pablo Picasso (1876-1957) is regarded by many as the one of the greatest creative talents of the twentieth century. Born in Spain, this prodigiously gifted artist spent nearly all his professional life in France. He lived in the resort town of Vallauris, on the Côte d'Azur, from 1948 to 1955.

Provenance

Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1980;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.

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