Still Life under the Lamp

Pablo Picasso (in 1962)

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vicki asked

What was 'Still life under the lamp' about?
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hi Vicki, in this case the main reason for making the artwork lies not so much in 'meaning' but in 'form'; a style called Cubism, which Picasso developed together with George Braque.

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Title	Still Life under the Lamp
Material and technique	Colour linocut
Object type	Print > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 640 mm Width 530 mm
Artists	Graphic artist: Pablo Picasso Printer: Hidalgo Arnéra Publisher: Galerie Louise Leiris
Accession number	MB 1963/12 (PK)
Credits	Aankoop 1963
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1963
Creation date	in 1962
Internal exhibitions	The Collection Enriched (2011)
External exhibitions	Boijmans bij de Buren - Picasso op papier (2019)
Material	Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Print > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Technique	Coloured linocut > Lino cut > Manual > Relief printing techniques > Printing technique > Technique > Material and technique
Geographical origin	France > Western Europe > Europe
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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