Frugal Repast
Pablo Picasso
Spanish, 1881–1973

Details
Title
Frugal Repast
Artist/Maker
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)
Date
1904
Medium
Etching on Japan paper
Dimensions
18 1/4 x 14 13/16 inches
Credit
Purchase with funds from the Friends of Art
Accession #
57.23
Location
Currently not on view
Picasso executed this etching when he was a struggling twenty-three-year-old artist and had recently returned from his native Spain to Paris, settling in Montmartre. The Frugal Repast reveals the artist’s feelings toward humanity, especially the poor and others on the fringes of society. Although it is only the second etching Picasso made, this work demonstrates an astonishing mastery of the medium, capturing nuances of light and form solely with lines.
Image Copyright
© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York