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Fan, Salt Box, Melon

Fan, Salt Box, Melon

1909
(Spanish, 1881–1973)
Spain, 20th century
oil on canvas
Framed: 100.3 x 83.5 x 7.3 cm (39 1/2 x 32 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.); Unframed: 81.3 x 64.2 cm (32 x 25 1/4 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1969.22
© Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: not on view

Description

One of Picasso's earliest Cubist paintings, this still life depicts a group of objects on a table. A lady's green fan is opened and propped against the wall, where it dissolves into faceted, geometric planes. A wooden salt box, a sliced melon in a crystal bowl, and a rumpled cloth also rest on the table. While some objects are depicted from a frontal view, the table is tilted upright, as if seen from the ceiling.
  • 1928
    G. F. Reber [1880 – 1959] Lausanne, Switzerland
    A. von Saher [1890-1996] Amsterdam, Netherlands
    1948
    The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY.
    -1969
    (Hirschl & Adler, New York, NY, 1969, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1969-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 242 archive.org
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