Saltimbanques

Pablo Picasso|Louis Fort|Ambroise Vollard

1905, printed 1913 · Drypoint · Drawings and Prints

The theme of the saltimbanque, or itinerant circus performer, dominated Picasso's work from late 1904 to 1906. This drypoint of a young acrobat balancing on a ball while other members of his troupe carry out mundane tasks anticipates two major canvases of 1905, Young Acrobat on a Ball (The Pushin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow) and Family of Saltimbanques (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.).

Artist

Pablo Picasso|Louis Fort|Ambroise Vollard

Date

1905, printed 1913

Medium

Drypoint

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1922