PABLO RUIZ PICASSO. 1881-1973

256 THE RENDEZVOUS

Oil on cardboard. 52 X 56 cm. Inv. No 3322 Signed lower right (underlined): P.R.Picasso The picture was painted in 1900 in Paris. On the reverse is a sketch in oil: a seated woman with a book and a red sofa against a brown background. Provenance: 1913—18 The S. Shchukin Collection, Moscow; 1918—48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Exhibitions: 1954 Paris, Cat. 2; 1955 Moscow, Cat., p. 50; 1956 Leningrad, Cat., p. 46; 1960 London, Cat. 271; 1964 Tokyo, Cat. 2; 1971 Paris, Cat. 1 Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 109; Кат. ГМИИ 1961, p. 147; Кат. собр. С. Щукина 1913, No 182, pp. 40—41; Тугендхольд 1914, p. 44; Перцов 1921, No 182, p. 114; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 419; Reau 1929, No 1006; Zervos 1932-59, vol. 1, No 26, ill. XIII; Cahiers d'Art 1950, p. 344; Daix et Boudaille 1966, p. 123, II/14, ill.

256 THE RENDEZVOUS

257 THE STROLLING GYMNASTS

Oil on canvas. 73 X 60 cm. Inv. No 3420 Signed lower left (underlined): Picasso Painted in 1901 in Paris, this picture belongs to the artist's Blue period. It was bought by Ivan Morozov from Ambroise Vollard in Paris in 1908 for 300 francs. This was in fact the first Picasso to arrive in Moscow. Provenance: until 1908 The A. Vollard Collection, Paris; 1908—18 The I. Morozov Collection, Moscow; 1918— 48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow Exhibitions: 1954 Paris, Cat. 1; 1955 Moscow, Cat., p. 50; 1956 Leningrad, Cat., p. 47; 1967 Montreal; 1971 Paris, Cat. 2

Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 109; Кат. ГМИИ 1961, p. 147; Маковский 1912, p. 22; Тугендхольд 1914, p. 44; Ettinger 1926, part 2, p. 122, ill.; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 458; Reau 1929, No 1045; Zervos 1932—59, vol. 1, No 92, ill.XLVI; Cahiers d'Art 1950, p. 345; Sterling 1957, ill. 152; Прокофьев 1962, ill. 194; ГМИИ 1966, No 112; Daix et Boudaille 1966, p. 199, VI/20, ill.; D. Cooper, Picasso. Theatre, London, 1967, ill. 48; Antonova 177, No 144

257 THE STROLLING GYMNASTS

258 PORTRAIT OF THE POET SABARTES

Oil on canvas. 82 X 66 cm. Inv. No 3317 Signed upper left (underlined):

Picasso This portrait of the Spanish poet Jaime Sabartes was painted by Picasso in 1901 during his Blue period. On the evidence of Sabartes, the artist painted four portraits of him, of which the one in The Pushkin Museum is the earliest.

Provenance: The D. H. Kahnweiler Collection, Paris; 1913—IS" The S. Shchukin Collection, Moscow; 1918— 48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow Exhibitions: 1954 Paris, Cat. 3; 1955 Moscow, Cat., p. 50; 1956 Leningrad, Cat., p. 46; 1966—67 Paris, Cat. 10

Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 109; Кат. ГМИИ 1961, p. 147; Кат. собр. С. Щукина 1913, No 158, pp. 36—37; Тугендхольд 1914, p. 43; Перцов 1921, No 158, p. 113; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 408; Reau 1929, No 998; Zervos 1932—59, vol. 1, No 97, ill. XLV1II; A. H. Barr, Picasso. Fifty Years of H^is Art, New York, 1946, p. 16; J. Sabartes, Picasso. Portraits et souvenirs, Paris, 1946, pp. 70—73, ill. 64; Cahiers d'Art 1950, p. 344; Daix et Boudaille 1966, p. 199, VI/19, ill.

258 PORTRAIT OF THE POET SABARTES

259 OLD BEGGAR AND A BOY

Oil on canvas. 125 X 92 cm. Inv. No 3318 Signed upper right: Picasso

The picture was painted in 1903 in Barcelona and belongs to Picasso's Blue period. There is a preliminary drawing in pastel (1903) in the Junyer-Vidal Collection, Barcelona.

Provenance: 1913—18 The S. Shchukin Collection, Moscow; 1918—48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Exhibitions: 1955 Moscow, Cat., p. 50; 1956 Leningrad, Cat., p. 46; 1960 London, Cat. 272; 1971 Paris, Cat. 5

Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 109; Кат. ГМИИ 1961, p. 147; Кат. собр. С. Щукина 1913, No 160, pp. 36—37; Перцов 1921, No 160, p. 113; Тугендхольд 1923, p. 112, ill. p. 117; Ettinger 1926, part 2, p. 120, ill.; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 410; Reau 1929, No 1000; Zervos 1932-59, vol. 1, No 175, ill. LXXXI; Cahiers d'Art 1950, p. 344; Sterling 1957, ill. 156; Прокофьев 1962, ill. 192; Daix et Boudaille 1966, pp. 62, 228, IX/30, ill.; Antonova 1977, No 143

259 OLD BEGGAR AND A BOY

260 SPANISH WOMAN FROM MALLORCA

Watercolor, tempera and gouache on cardboard. 67X51 cm. Inv. No 3316 Signed lower left: Picasso

Completed in 1905 in Paris, this work is a study for Family of Saltimbanqnes (in the Chester Dale Collection, the National Gallery of Art, Washington). Provenance: 1913—18 The S. Shchukin Collection, Moscow; 1918—48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Exhibitions: 1955 Moscow, Cat., p. 50; 1956 Leningrad, Cat., p. 46; 1965 Berlin, Cat., p. 147; 1970 Osaka, Cat., p. 262 Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 109; Кат. ГМИИ

1961, p. 147; Кат. собр. С. Щукина 1913, No 153, pp. 34—35; Тугендхольд 1914, р. 43; Перцов 1921, No 153, р. 113; Тугендхольд 1923, ill. p. 121; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 417; Reau 1929, No 1007; Zervos 1932—59, vol. 1, No 288, ill. CXXII1; Cahiers d'Art 1950, p. 345; Sterling 1957, ill. 15«; Прокофьев 1962, ill. 196; Musee de Moscou 1963, p. 210, ill.; ГМИИ

1962, No 114; Daix et Boudaille 1966, pp. 76, 266, X1I/34, ill.; Antonova 1977, No 145

260 SPANISH WOMAN FROM MALLORCA

261 YOUNG GIRL ON A BALL

Oil on canvas. 147 X 95 cm. Inv. No 3399 Signed lower right: Picasso

The picture was painted in 1905 in Paris and belongs to Picasso's Pink period. The motif of a figure balancing on a ball recurs in Picasso's work. Related to the Pushkin Museum picture are a pen drawing (in a private collection, Paris) and two watercolors (one in the Cone Collection, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the other in a private collection, Paris). The picture was bought by Ivan Morozov from D.H.Kahn-weiler in Paris in 1913 for 13,500 francs. Provenance: 1907 The G. Stein Collection, Paris; until 1913 The D.H.Kahnweiler Collection, Paris; 1913-18 The I. Morozov Collection, Moscow; 1918—48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow Exhibitions: 1955 Moscow, Cat., p. 50; 1956 Leningrad, Cat., p. 47; 1958 Brussels, Cat. 255; 1960 London, Cat. 273; 1971 Paris, Cat. 6

Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 109, ill.; Кат. ГМИИ 1961, p. 147, ill.; Ternovetz 1925, p. 485, ill.; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 459; Reau 1929, No 1046; Zervos 1932—59, vol. 1, No 290, ill. CXXIV; Cahiers d'Art 1950, p. 345; Sterling 1957, ill. 157; Прокофьев 1962, ill. 197; Musee de Moscou 1963, p. 208, ill.; ГМИИ 1966, No 113; Daix et Boudaille 1966, pp. 89, 262, XII/19, ill.; D. Cooper, Picasso. Theatre, London, 1967, ill. 52; J. Starobinski, Portrait de I'artiste en saltim-banque, Geneva, 1970, ill. p. 125; Antonova 1977, No 146

261 YOUNG GIRL ON A BALL

262 A HUT IN THE GARDEN

Oil on canvas. 92 X 73 cm. Inv. No 3350

The picture was painted in the vicinity of Creil (Oise), in the autumn of 1908. Several other Picasso works on the same theme are known.

Provenance: 1913—18 The S. Shchukin Collection, Moscow; 1918—48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Exhibitions: 1939 Moscow, Cat., p. 55; 1954 Paris, Cat. 6; 1964 Tokyo, Cat. 5

Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 109; Кат. ГМИИ 1961, p. 148; Кат. собр. С. Щукина 1913, No 230, pp. 40—41; Тугендхольд 1914, p. 43; Перцов 1921, No 230, p. 114; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 444; Reau 1929, No 1031; A. H. Barr, Picasso. Fifty Years of His Art, New York, 1946, p. 59; Cahiers d'Art 1950, p. 345

262 A HUT IN THE GARDEN

263 LADY WITH A FAN

Oil on canvas. 101 X 81 cm. Inv. No 3320

The picture was painted in 1909. This was the first Picasso to be bought by Sergei Shchukin. Provenance: 1913—18 The S. Shchukin Collection, Moscow; 1918—48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Exhibitions: 1966—67 Paris, Cat. 58; 1968 Vienna, Cat. 17; 1971 Paris, Cat. 19

Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 109; Кат. ГМИИ 1961, p. 147; Кат. собр. С. Щукина 1913, No 176, pp. 38—39; Тугендхольд 1914, р. 44, ill. p. 71; Grau-toff 1919, ill. p. 97; Тугендхольд 1923, pp. 121—122, ill. p. 133; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 441; Reau 1929, No 1028; Zervos 1932—59, vol. 2, No 137; Cahiers d'Art 1950, p. 345; Antonova 177, No 147

263 LADY WITH A FAN

264 QUEEN ISABEAU

Oil on canvas. 92 X 73 cm. Inv. No 3319 Queen Isabeau is the heroine of medieval tales of chivalry. The picture was executed in 1909. Provenance: The D.H. Kahnweiler Collection, Paris; 1913—18 The S. Shchukin Collection, Moscow; 1918— 48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow Exhibitions: 1954 Paris, Cat. 17; 1956 Leningrad, Cat. 47; 1965 Bordeaux, Cat. 95; 1965-66 Paris, Cat. 94; 1967—68 Odessa, Kharkov, Cat. 27; 1971 Paris, Cat. 18

Bibliography: Кат. ГМИИ 1957, p. 109; Кат. ГМИИ 1961, p. 147; Кат. собр. С. Щукина 1913, No 165, pp. 36—37; Тугендхольд 1914, р. 43; Перцов 1921, No 165, р. ИЗ; Тугендхольд 1923, pp. 121—122, ill. p. 125; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 440; Reau 1929, No 1027; Zervos 1932—59, vol. 2, No 136; Cahiers d'Art 1950, p. 345

264 QUEEN ISABEAU

265 STILL LIFE WITH A VIOLIN

Oil on canvas. 55 X 46 cm (oval). Inv. No 3321 Signed on the reverse upper right: Picasso The picture was painted in 1911—12. Provenance: The D. H. Kahnweiler Collection, Paris; 1913—18 The S. Shchukin Collection, Moscow; 1918— 48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow Exhibition: 1971 Paris, Cat. 24

Bibliography: Кат. собр. С.Щукина 1913, No 178, pp. 38—39; Тугендхольд 1914, ill. p. 75; Перцов 1921, No 178, p. ИЗ; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 452; Reau 1929, No 1039; Cahiers d'Art 1950, p. 345

265 STILL LIFE WITH A VIOLIN

266 PORTRAIT OF AMBROISE VOLLARD

Oil on canvas. 93 X 66 cm. Inv. No 3401

Picasso painted and drew many portraits of Ambroise Vollard (1868—1939), the famous Parisian dealer, collector and connoisseur of art. This portrait was done in Paris in 1909—10, and bought there by Ivan Moro-zov from Vollard in 1913 for 3,000 francs. Provenance: until 1913 The A. Vollard Collection, Paris; 1913—18 The I. Morozov Collection, Moscow; 1918—48 The Museum of Modern Western Art, Moscow; since 1948 The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Exhibitions: 1958 Brussels, Cat. 258; 1964 Tokyo, Cat. 7; 1965 Bordeaux, Cat. 96; 1965^66 Paris, Cat. 96; 1966—67 Paris, Cat. 67

Bibliography: Ternovets 1925, p. 488, ill.; Кат. ГМНЗИ 1928, No 460; Reau 1929, No 1047; Zervos 1932—59, vol. 2, No 265, ill.; Cahiers d'Art, 1950, p. 345; Sterling 1957, ill. 163

266 PORTRAIT OF AMBROISE VOLLARD