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The Circus Family (Les Saltimbanques)
The Circus Family (Les Saltimbanques)

The Circus Family (Les Saltimbanques)

Pablo Picasso (Spanish (worked in France), 1881–1973)
1905
Medium/TechniqueDrypoint, impression by Fort on buff wove paper in 1913, before steel facing
DimensionsPlatemark: 28.7 x 32.5 cm (11 5/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Sheet: 49.7 x 64.8 cm (19 9/16 x 25 1/2 in.)
Credit LineKatherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession number2010.378
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsRecto, in plate, l.r: Picasso 1905; in graphite, l.c: 1er etat avant aciérage – angles aigus. HP.ProvenanceAmbroise Vollard (b. 1866 - d. 1939), Paris, France; to Henri M. Petiet (b. 1894 - d. 1980, Lugt 2021a), Paris, France; 1980, to heirs of Henri M. Petiet, Paris, France; to Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY; 2010, sold by Marlborough Gallery to the MFA Boston. (Accession Date: June 16, 2010)
Copyright© 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Conservation Status: After Treatment
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