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Pablo Picasso

The Diners (Les Soupeurs)

Maker

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)

Title

The Diners (Les Soupeurs)

Year

1901

Medium

  • oil on cardboard

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • oil on cardboard

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • cardboard

Geography

Place Made: France

Dimensions

47.3 x 62.4 cm (18 5/8 x 24 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LR:Picasso

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

57.237

Type

  • Paintings

Provenance

Possibly owned by (Galerie Kahnweiler), Paris [1] ... Possibly purchased by Andrè Lefevre [2][3] ... Possibly purchased by (Galerie Balay et Carré), Paris [4] ... Possibly bought by the (Simon Galleries), Berlin [5] ... Possibly purchased by (Caroll Carstairs Gallery), New York [6]; By 1939, Purchased by George Pierce Metcalf, Providence, RI [7]; 1942, Exhibition "French Art of the 19th and 20th Centuries" held at (RISD Museum), Providence, RI [10]; 1957, Bequeathed to (RISD Museum), Providence, RI [8]

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Books

European Paintings and Sculpture, ca. 1770 - 1937

  • Books

Exchange Exhibition, Exhibition Exchange: From the Collection of Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; From the Collection of The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

  • Books

Selected Works

Exhibition History

"The Center Cannot Hold"
Art from 1900-1920
Mar 01, 1999 – Jul 01, 1999
Cubism and Its Affinities
Sep 01, 1995 – Dec 10, 1995
From the Reserve III
Cubist Painting
Jul 08, 1994 – Dec 04, 1994
European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937
Oct 18, 1991 – Jan 26, 1992
Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University
Feb 16, 1967 – Apr 02, 1967

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Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
The Diners (Les Soupeurs), 1901
Oil on cardboard
47.3 x 62.4 cm (18 5/8 x 24 9/16 inches)
Bequest of George Pierce Metcalf 57.237

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