Nature morte au poron
Nature morte au poron | |
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English: Still life with porrón | |
Artist | Pablo Picasso |
Year | 1948 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 50.3 cm × 61 cm (19.8 in × 24 in) |
Location | Welsh National Museum of Art, Cardiff, Wales |
Nature morte au poron (English: Still life with
Background
Description
Nature morte au poron is an oil-on-canvas
Many elements of Picasso's artwork were autobiographical, which is evident in the subject matter of this painting. The work therefore offers a glimpse into the food prepared in Picasso's kitchen. Marie-Laure Bernadac noted the autobiographical nature of the work, stating, "Indeed under each pot, bowl of fruit, or guitar, there lurks a story, a person, or an anecdote that is part of the painter's life. Because of the autobiographical nature of his art, and because he assigned an equal value to the animal, mineral, plant, and human realms, he painted whatever was around him. When he was at the seashore, he painted fish and crustaceans".[5]
Provenance
The painting was bought by the National Museum Wales for £1.435 million in 2009 to celebrate the museum's centenary; £100,000 of which came from the Art Fund, with the remainder from the Derek Williams Trust.[2] It had initially been sold by the Parisian gallery Galerie Louise Leiris in 1949.[2] This was the first oil painting by Picasso to enter a Welsh public collection.[1]
Significance and legacy
The graphic nature and linear emphasis in Picasso's still life painting would eventually provide inspiration for other artists. Sotheby's commented on the significance of this painting, stating, "Paring down the representation of each object to just a few bold, black and white lines, he is able to convey both movement and stasis, light and shadow in a way that would eventually inspire Arshile Gorky and the Abstract Expressionists in the United States".[3]
See also
- Le pigeon aux petit pois
- Violon et raisins
- Bottle, glass, fork
- 1948 in art
References
- ^ a b c d Fairclough 2011, p. 115.
- ^ a b c d e "Nature Morte au Poron by Pablo Picasso". Art Fund. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Pablo Picasso: Nature Morte Au Poron". Sotheby's. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Still Life with Poron [Nature Morte au Poron] - PICASSO, Pablo". National Museum Wales. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Bernadac, Marie-Laure (1992). Painting from the Guts: Food in Picasso's Writings," Picasso and Things (exhibition catalogue). New York: The Museum of Modern Art. p. 22.
- Fairclough, Oliver (2011). A Companion Guide to the Welsh National Museum of Art. Cardiff: National Museum Wales Books. ISBN 978-0-72-000613-1.