Two Sculptors before a Statue (Deux sculpteurs devant une statue)

1931

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: etching in black on Montval laid paper [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacourière]
Dimensions: plate: 22.3 x 31.2 cm (8 3/4 x 12 5/16 in.) sheet: 38.8 x 50.5 cm (15 1/4 x 19 7/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1950.16.159
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Two Sculptors before a Statue (Deux sculpteurs devant une statue) — Pablo Picasso. 1931.

Medium: etching in black on Montval laid paper [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacourière].

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 22.3 x 31.2 cm (8 3/4 x 12 5/16 in.) sheet: 38.8 x 50.5 cm (15 1/4 x 19 7/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1950.16.159. 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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