Necktie

Pablo Picasso|J. C. D'Ahetze

ca. 1960 · silk · Costume Institute

Pablo Picasso is one of the most recognizable artists of the 20th century. He was adept at producing thought-provoking works of art in an unstable time. The art recreated on this tie is representative of Picasso's works past World War I. The reproduction of art is monitored in France by the Société de la Propriété Artistique et des Dessins et Modules (or SPADEM). Registered artists and their heirs were entitled to a fee recovered from any unauthorized copies that the organization located. This tie is labeled with SPADEM, proving its rightful reproduction of famous Picasso works.

Artist

Pablo Picasso|J. C. D'Ahetze

Date

ca. 1960

Medium

silk

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Arthur Wiesenberger, 1967