Illustrated Letter to Jean Cocteau

1916

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions: Half sheet: 6 7/8 x 4 3/8 in. (17.5 x 11.1 cm) Full sheet: 6 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (17.5 x 22.2 cm)
Collection no.: 2007.49.78
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Illustrated Letter to Jean Cocteau — Pablo Picasso. 1916.

Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper. Dimensions: Half sheet: 6 7/8 x 4 3/8 in. (17.5 x 11.1 cm) Full sheet: 6 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (17.5 x 22.2 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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