Pablo Picasso

Pique I

1959

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
linocut, working proof printed in black directly onto large cream paper (recto); linocut, proof of a new, straight-edged background plate printed in tan with graphite notes by the printer, crossed through with an X by the printer (verso)
Dimensions
image: 16.8 x 22.4 cm (6 5/8 x 8 13/16 in.) sheet: 37.6 x 51.3 cm (14 13/16 x 20 3/16 in.)
Collection no.
2010.80.3
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Pique I — Pablo Picasso. 1959.

Medium: linocut, working proof printed in black directly onto large cream paper (recto); linocut, proof of a new, straight-edged background plate printed in tan with graphite notes by the printer, crossed through with an X by the printer (verso).

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 16.8 x 22.4 cm (6 5/8 x 8 13/16 in.) sheet: 37.6 x 51.3 cm (14 13/16 x 20 3/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2010.80.3. Daryl Reich Rubenstein Memorial Fund and Robison Fund.

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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