Still Life (Wineglass and Newspaper) (Primary Title)
Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881 - 1973 (Artist)
In 1914, Picasso explored the use of words and the expressive and conceptual possibilities of reflected light and vivid color in Cubist painting. At the center of this still life is a fluted goblet defined by a gray-blue patch of paint at its edge and by a white strip stippled with colors suggesting the sparkle of reflected light. A second area of dotted color above the glass creates a background wallpaper pattern. At the right is a fragment of folded newspaper, with the first three letters of the word “journal” visible. The straight but broken line of a decorated table edge, covered by the brown shadow of the goblet, marks the bottom of the arrangement. Picasso painted the image on a piece of canvas that was cut into a rough oval. He affixed it to a rectangular canvas with a more open weave, producing the effect of a frame within a frame—or an oval picture hung on a wall.
Signed at lower left: "Picasso"
Possible signature also found on the stretcher
Markings found on the back of the piece:
- small piece of tape: No. 168, 12 Fig
-Galerie Kahnweiler label (No. 2116)
-Kahnweiler stamp (Photo No. 399)
-‘A. Morin’ Label (framer on Rue de Miromesmil, Paris) label, which includes numbers on left side of label in vertical sequence: 1184
T. Catesby Jones Collection
"Matisse, Picasso, and Modern Art in Paris: The T. Catesby Jones Collections at VMFA and the University of Virginia Art Museum," VMFA Statewide Exhibition, UVA, Charlottesville, January 30 - April 24, 2009; Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, August 15 - November 29, 2009; William King Regional Art Center, Abingdon, December 11, 2009 - February 21, 2010; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, May 1 - August 15, 2010, Cat. no. 202.
"Strokes of Genius," Dulin Gallery of Art, Knoxville, TN, March 30 - April 28, 1985
"Salute to Spain," Birmingham Museum of Art, March 19 - April 4, 1971
“Modern French Paintings,” Mary Baldwin College, 1958.
Thalhimers Brothers, Inc. August 1952
Exhibition in Monroe Hall, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 6 – 21, 1948.
“The T. Catesby Jones Collection,” Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, February 26 – April 4, 1948, Cat. no. 84.
“Contemporary painters and sculptors”, inauguration of the new Galerie Jeanne Bucher (5 rue du Cherche-Midi), 1929
"Strokes of Genius," Dulin Gallery of Art, Knoxville, TN, March 30 - April 28, 1985
"Salute to Spain," Birmingham Museum of Art, March 19 - April 4, 1971
“Modern French Paintings,” Mary Baldwin College, 1958.
Thalhimers Brothers, Inc. August 1952
Exhibition in Monroe Hall, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 6 – 21, 1948.
“The T. Catesby Jones Collection,” Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, February 26 – April 4, 1948, Cat. no. 84.
“Contemporary painters and sculptors”, inauguration of the new Galerie Jeanne Bucher (5 rue du Cherche-Midi), 1929
(Galerie Kahnweiler, Paris, No. 2116, Photo No. 399). [1] By 1929 (Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris) [2]; By 1939, T. Catesby (Thomas Catesby) Jones [Petersburg, Va., 1880–New York, 1946]; [3] Bequest to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond; accessioned into VMFA collection June 11, 1947. [4]
[1] Kahnweiler label (No. 2116) and stamp (Photo No. 399) on back of painting. The holdings of the Kahnweiler Gallery were sequestered by the French government in December of 1941and sold at four sales in Paris: 13-14 June 1921, 17-18 November 1921, 4 July 1922 and 7-8 May 1923. No object that seems to match this painting appears in any of the sales catalogues. It is possible this work was sold prior to those sales.
[2] The work was included in an inaugural exhibition at the new Galerie Jeanne Bucher in 1929. See Affron, Matthew, John B. Ravenal, and Emily H Smith. Matisse, Picasso, and Modern Art in Paris : The T. Catesby Jones Collections at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the University of Virginia Art Museum. Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2008, page 6. Fig. 7.
[3] Jones eventually purchased the work from Bucher (see Affron, p. 6). Affron also cites an inventory from the 1930s found in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Archives, including this painting, believed to be as early as 1937 and signed on one copy as 1939 (Affron, pp. 1, 14. )
[4] Accessioned June 11, 1947. Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.
[1] Kahnweiler label (No. 2116) and stamp (Photo No. 399) on back of painting. The holdings of the Kahnweiler Gallery were sequestered by the French government in December of 1941and sold at four sales in Paris: 13-14 June 1921, 17-18 November 1921, 4 July 1922 and 7-8 May 1923. No object that seems to match this painting appears in any of the sales catalogues. It is possible this work was sold prior to those sales.
[2] The work was included in an inaugural exhibition at the new Galerie Jeanne Bucher in 1929. See Affron, Matthew, John B. Ravenal, and Emily H Smith. Matisse, Picasso, and Modern Art in Paris : The T. Catesby Jones Collections at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the University of Virginia Art Museum. Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2008, page 6. Fig. 7.
[3] Jones eventually purchased the work from Bucher (see Affron, p. 6). Affron also cites an inventory from the 1930s found in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Archives, including this painting, believed to be as early as 1937 and signed on one copy as 1939 (Affron, pp. 1, 14. )
[4] Accessioned June 11, 1947. Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.
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