Femme assise à la terrasse d'un café

Pablo Picasso (in 1901)

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Julia May Boddewyn asked

What is the provenance of this piece (Picasso, Femme assise a la terrasse cafe, 1901)?
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hi Julia, this artwork was donated by D.G. Van Beuningen in 1935. You can find this information on the objectpage on Collection Boijmans Online, under ‘specifications’. Kind regards, Tanja van Oostrum

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The Spanish artist Picasso painted this woman when in his early years. After his first stay in Paris he returned to Madrid, but he retained vivid memories of the French capital's nightlife. The woman drinking on a terrace is probably a former prostitute.

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Title	Femme assise à la terrasse d'un café
Material and technique	Oil on paper on panel
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 35 cm Height 53,5 cm
Artists	Artist: Pablo Picasso
Accession number	1688 (MK)
Credits	Gift D.G. van Beuningen, 1935
Department	Modern Art
Acquisition date	1935
Creation date	in 1901
Collector	Collector / D.G. van Beuningen
Internal exhibitions	De collectie als tijdmachine (2017)
External exhibitions	Eating Fire: Picasso's ontdekking van Parijs (1900-1907) (2011) Boijmans bij de Buren - Kunst stelt alles voor (2020)
Material	Panel > Worked wood > Wood > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	Spain > Southern Europe > Europe

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Pablo Picasso

Malaga 1881 - Mougins 1973

Pablo Ruiz y Picasso demonstrated an exceptional talent even at an early age. After his family setted in Barcelona, he got to know the art of France and...

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