The Dream and Lie of Franco (Plate I)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Title

The Dream and Lie of Franco (Plate I)

Place

Spain (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1937

Medium

Aquatint and etching on copper in black on white wove paper, laid down on cream Japanese paper (chine collé)

Dimensions

Image/plate: 31.7 × 42.1 cm (12 1/2 × 16 5/8 in.); Sheet: 38 × 57 cm (15 × 22 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Reference Number

1948.48.1

Copyright

© 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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