The Spring (La source)

1921

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: drypoint with engraving (zinc) in black on laid paper [printed in 1929 by Leblanc and Trautmann and published by Marcel Guiot]
Dimensions: plate: 17.8 x 23.7 cm (7 x 9 5/16 in.) sheet: 33.7 x 44.8 cm (13 1/4 x 17 5/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1946.21.312
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Spring (La source) — Pablo Picasso. 1921.

Medium: drypoint with engraving (zinc) in black on laid paper [printed in 1929 by Leblanc and Trautmann and published by Marcel Guiot].

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 17.8 x 23.7 cm (7 x 9 5/16 in.) sheet: 33.7 x 44.8 cm (13 1/4 x 17 5/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1946.21.312. 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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