Au Lapin Agile
This article is about the painting Au Lapin Agile by Pablo Picasso. For the cabaret club in Montmartre, Paris, see Lapin Agile.
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| Artist | Pablo Picasso |
|---|---|
| Year | 1905 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 99.1 cm × 100.3 cm (39.0 in × 39.5 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Au Lapin Agile, is a 1905 painting by Pablo Picasso. The harlequin is a self-portrait of the artist. The woman represents his lover Germaine Pichot, formerly the obsession of Carlos Casagemas, a friend of Picasso who committed suicide in 1901 because of an unreturned love for Pichot.[1] In 1907 Pichot appeared as one of the models in Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.[2]
Ownership history
Frédéric Gérard (depicted in the painting playing the guitar) commissioned the painting and exhibited it at the Montmartre cabaret, "Au Lapin Agile", from 1905 to 1912.[3]
On November 27, 1989, Walter H. Annenberg bought the painting at auction from the Joan Whitney Payson family for $40.7 million. He gave the painting to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[3][2]
References
- ↑ The Guardian, Jonathan Jones, The Three Dancers, Pablo Picasso (1925)
- 1 2 Tully, Judd (November 16, 1989). "$40.7 Million For Picasso Work; $269 Million Sale at Sotheby's". The Washington Post. via HighBeam Research. Retrieved 9 May 2012. (subscription required)
- 1 2 "At the Lapin Agile". The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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