The Frugal Meal
September 1904, printed 1913
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- 45.5 × 37 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-191387
In this early print, Pablo Picasso depicted a couple—possibly two performers—sitting before a meager meal. Although the woman gazes forward directly, her male companion's unfocused stare suggests his blindness. This subject was one that Picasso explored during his Blue Period (1901–4), a stage of his career when he used a predominantly cool palette to depict figures marginalized by society.
Provenance
Allen Fund, 1929.888
Registry history
- September 1904, printed 1913 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
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