Plat Del Dia
Picasso
A drawing in wax crayon and ink on paper. This menu card was drawn by a young Picasso for the Four Cats café in Barcelona. It shows a waiter holding food in one hand and wine in the other. It was used to show the café's special meal of the day. It is signed P. Ruiz Picasso, the form of his signature used by Picasso until 1901.
Date
20th century AD
Materials
Wax and ink on paper
Size (cm)
H 45.5 x W 29
Location
First Floor
Collection
Hunt Museum Collection
Interpretive Video
Transcript
Pablo Picasso is arguably one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, but at the time that he made this painting, P. Ruiz Picasso, as he was known by the surnames of both his parents...
