Maurizio Cattelan
Untitled (Picasso), 1998
Pencil, paper
13 × 9 2/5 in. | 33 × 24 cm
Unique
Original pencil drawing by Maurizio Cattelan - a study for the Picasso project at MOMA (NYC), 1998, in which Cattelan focused on the artist Pablo Picasso. By using his likeness...
Original pencil drawing by Maurizio Cattelan - a study for the Picasso project at MOMA (NYC), 1998, in which Cattelan focused on the artist Pablo Picasso. By using his likeness in effigy, Cattelan elevates Picasso to a position in European Carnivale celebrations most often reserved for world leaders. An actor in a Carnivale-type Picasso mask also greeted visitors to the Museum during the run of the exhibition.
Provenance
Anthony d’Offay Gallery, London | CartaSi Collection, Milan | Artificial Gallery (London)
Exhibitions
A. C. Quintavalle, Carte Italiane. Opere su carta dal 1950 al 2000 della collezione "CartaSi", Milan 2000 (illustrated in colour, p. 83).