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Rembrandt with a Palette, from the Vollard Suite

Printer Printed by Roger Lacourière French
Publisher Published by Ambroise Vollard French
1934, printed 1939
Not on view
The one hundred etchings known together as the Vollard Suite, made between 1930 and 1937, are Picasso’s most celebrated prints. Many of them concern the relationship between artist and work or between artist and model. The figure of the Dutch master Rembrandt appears in four etchings from the series. Here, the seventeenth-century artist is characterized as in his late self-portraits, with bulbous nose, large cheeks, wild hair, and plumed cap. He appears between a sculpture on a plinth and an outline of a woman’s face in profile, both Picasso’s own inventions. Through this arrangement Picasso positions himself as heir to the revered painter and printmaker.

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Object Information
  • Title: Rembrandt with a Palette, from the Vollard Suite
  • Series/Portfolio: The Vollard Suite
  • Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)
  • Printer: Printed by Roger Lacourière (French, 1892–1966)
  • Publisher: Published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1866–1939)
  • Date: 1934, printed 1939
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: plate: 10 15/16 x 7 13/16 in. (27.8 x 19.8 cm)
    sheet: 17 9/16 x 13 7/16 in. (44.6 x 34.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Tunick, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.1199.1
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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