Still Life with Cruet Set

Pablo Picasso

1911 · Ink on paper · Modern and Contemporary Art

This small pen drawing shows a cruet set—oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper—like those still seen in Parisian cafés. Picasso made the work preparatory to a painting he completed in January 1911. Like all Cubist still lifes, it depicts familiar objects from everyday life.

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Date

1911

Medium

Ink on paper

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949