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Picasso creating two self-portraits as an owl derived from the close-up image of his own eyes
Picasso creating two self-portraits as an owl derived from the close-up image of his own eyes

Picasso creating two self-portraits as an owl derived from the close-up image of his own eyes

Artist David Douglas Duncan (American, 1916 - 2018)
Date1957; printed 2013
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 20 7/8 × 13 7/8 inches (53.02 × 35.24 cm)
Sheet: 24 × 20 1/16 inches (60.96 × 50.96 cm)
Credit LineGift of David Douglas Duncan
Object number2014.11.150
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DescriptionImage of Picasso working above a closeup portrait of his eyes.
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Extreme close-up of Pablo Picasso's eyes. La Californie's windows are seen clearly reflected.
Extreme close-up of Pablo Picasso's eyes. La Californie's windows are seen clearly reflected.
David Douglas Duncan
1956-1959; printed 2013
2014.11.159
After Jacqueline gave up trying to teach Pablo a ballet routine, the moment she sat down, he twirled away in his own routine, stomping and whirling, a combination square dance and dervish
After Jacqueline gave up trying to teach Pablo a ballet routine, the moment she sat down, he twirled away in his own routine, stomping and whirling, a combination square dance and dervish
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.118
Picasso watching corridas, sitting immobile and without visible emotion. There was an invisible bond connecting those flashes of pageantry in the [Arles] arena to the artist's eyes, and heart
Picasso watching corridas, sitting immobile and without visible emotion. There was an invisible bond connecting those flashes of pageantry in the [Arles] arena to the artist's eyes, and heart
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.54
Close-up of Picasso making an aquatint of the bullfight
Close-up of Picasso making an aquatint of the bullfight
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.62
Picasso ready to paint, encircled by earlier portraits of Jacqueline
Picasso ready to paint, encircled by earlier portraits of Jacqueline
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.85
Picasso's home at Villa La Californie was a world apart, an enchanted place where the artist's oldest and newest friends seemed drawn by the same magic that had lured so many others to his bleak studio soon after he arrived in Paris from Barcelona. Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and Picasso wear masks while New York gallery owner Eleanor Saidenberg looks on
Picasso's home at Villa La Californie was a world apart, an enchanted place where the artist's oldest and newest friends seemed drawn by the same magic that had lured so many others to his bleak studio soon after he arrived in Paris from Barcelona. Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and Picasso wear masks while New York gallery owner Eleanor Saidenberg looks on
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.99
The Great Snow Owl
The Great Snow Owl
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.162
Summertime, La Californie, Picasso wore a hand-tooled leather belt inscribed with his signature, a gift from an American admirer
Summertime, La Californie, Picasso wore a hand-tooled leather belt inscribed with his signature, a gift from an American admirer
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.103
Pablo Picasso alone in his studio at La Californie. Jacqueline's charcoal portrait is at left.
Pablo Picasso alone in his studio at La Californie. Jacqueline's charcoal portrait is at left.
David Douglas Duncan
1956-1959; printed 2013
2014.11.39
Picasso on La Californie's third-floor balcony, where his pigeons lived. Cannes and the Mediterranean fill the horizon beyond his garden
Picasso on La Californie's third-floor balcony, where his pigeons lived. Cannes and the Mediterranean fill the horizon beyond his garden
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.10
The vast ceremonial hall of the château dwarfing Picasso and his son Paulo, as the artist explains his daydream plans for the vaulted room, which he never touched
The vast ceremonial hall of the château dwarfing Picasso and his son Paulo, as the artist explains his daydream plans for the vaulted room, which he never touched
David Douglas Duncan
1956-1959; printed 2013
2014.11.132
The Great Snow Owl
The Great Snow Owl
David Douglas Duncan
1957; printed 2013
2014.11.151