Family of Acrobats with Macaque (La famille de saltimbanques au macaque)

1905

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: drypoint on "vélin ancien" wove paper
Dimensions: plate: 23.5 x 17.8 cm (9 1/4 x 7 in.) sheet: 44.8 x 29.8 cm (17 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1950.16.160
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Family of Acrobats with Macaque (La famille de saltimbanques au macaque) — Pablo Picasso. 1905.

Medium: drypoint on "vélin ancien" wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 23.5 x 17.8 cm (9 1/4 x 7 in.) sheet: 44.8 x 29.8 cm (17 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1950.16.160. Rosenwald Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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