ticketsMember | Make a donation

Santiago Rusiñol

1900
Not on view
In connection with, or soon after, his first solo exhibition at the principal meeting place of the Barcelona avant-garde, the bohemian tavern Els Quatre Gats, Picasso made a set of small caricatures of the prominent members of the informal club. Together with Ramon Casas, Rusiñol (1861–1931) is the best known of the artists who founded Els Quatre Gats. From 1890 to 1894 he lived in Paris, where he shared a Montmartre studio with Casas, frequented the famed bohemian café Le Chat Noir, and headed the community of Catalan expatriates in Paris. His stylish figurative paintings, with socially conscious subject matter, were a key model for Picasso during his years in Barcelona.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Santiago Rusiñol
  • Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)
  • Date: 1900
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink and matte translucent paint on paper
  • Dimensions: 4 3/16 in. × 4 in. (10.7 × 10.2 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Raymonde Paul, in memory of her brother, C. Michael Paul, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.179.23
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
291, No. 1, March 1915, Pablo Picasso Spanish
291, No. 1, March 1915
Multiple artists/makers
1915
Picasso, His Work and His Public, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Etching
Picasso, His Work and His Public
Multiple artists/makers
1968
Head of a Woman, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Pastel on paper
Head of a Woman
Pablo Picasso
1921
Mother and Child by a Fountain, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Oil on canvas
Mother and Child by a Fountain
Pablo Picasso
1901
Reclining Bather with a Book, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Graphite on paper
Reclining Bather with a Book
Pablo Picasso
1921

Related Content

Publications

Books, guides, and catalogues published by The Met.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.