Adolf Dehn

Contacting Pablo Picasso
1940

A black and white lithograph by Pablo Picasso featuring a surreal scene with distorted human figures and animals in a theatrical setting. The central figure is a large, bulbous character with a gaping mouth, surrounded by smaller, caricature-like individuals and creatures, including a fox and an owl. Some figures appear to be engaged in conversation or performance, and two framed pictures of animals hang in the background. The artwork is titled "Gustavo's Public Picasso" and is numbered and signed by the artist.
A black and white lithograph by Pablo Picasso featuring a surreal scene with distorted human figures and animals in a theatrical setting. The central figure is a large, bulbous character with a gaping mouth, surrounded by smaller, caricature-like individuals and creatures, including a fox and an owl. Some figures appear to be engaged in conversation or performance, and two framed pictures of animals hang in the background. The artwork is titled "Gustavo's Public Picasso" and is numbered and signed by the artist.

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Date
1940

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 19 3/4 × 23 3/4in. (50.2 × 60.3 cm) Image: 15 13/16 × 19 3/4in. (40.2 × 50.2 cm)

Accession number
88.22

Edition
32/35

Publication
Printed by Lawrence Barrett

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Katherine Schmidt Shubert Purchase Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
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