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Lucien Clergue
Picasso1955

Not on view
Black and white portrait photograph, bald man from the waist up in a knit sweater, holding a cigarette, lit dramatically from the left against a dark background, with handwritten inscription below
Gelatin silver print, three-quarter portrait of a bald older man in a checkered shirt standing in an interior with paintings and ornate molding visible behind him; handwritten inscription in French below the image, dated Cannes 1955.
Gelatin silver print, full-length portrait of a man in a white sweater and plaid trousers standing beside a ceremonial figure from Vanuatu (New Hebrides) seated on a chair, with handwritten inscription in English at left margin.
Gelatin silver print of six adults grouped closely together, with handwritten caption in English and French below; a tangle of bare branches in the foreground; high contrast black and white tones.
Gelatin silver print, close-up portrait of an older man in a cap and scarf, one hand raised holding a cigarette, with handwritten caption in English below the image.
Gelatin silver print of three men playing instruments indoors; left figure in a brimmed hat holds a mandolin, center figure in a bow tie plays a clarinet, right figure plays a large brass horn. Handwritten caption in French below the image.
Gelatin silver print, close-up of an elderly bald man leaning over an ornately embroidered dark cape with floral and vine patterns, shot from a low angle against a light background, with handwritten inscription below the image.
Gelatin silver print of an artist studio interior, with several large canvases featuring bold figurative portraits leaning against a stone wall. A shirtless man is partially visible among the paintings. Handwritten annotations in cursive appear along the left margin.
Gelatin silver print of an elderly man in shorts and a loose shirt standing beside a life-sized bronze sculpture of a standing figure, outdoors against a garden gate with foliage. Handwritten annotations in English appear along the left margin.
Gelatin silver print of an elderly shirtless man reclining on a beach lounger in plaid shorts, one arm raised with fingers extended, holding a cigarette in the other hand; handwritten caption in cursive script below the image.
Gelatin silver print, close-up of an elderly bald man holding a young infant face-to-face, their noses nearly touching. Handwritten inscription in ink below the image.
Gelatin silver print, three figures in a living room interior: a woman standing behind an elderly seated man, both near a round table with glasses and jars, while a long-haired man at right plays guitar. Handwritten caption in English below the image.
Gelatin silver print of an elderly bald man in a cardigan leaning over a flat surface examining a toad, with handwritten annotation at left margin and a signature below the image.
Gelatin silver print, close profile portrait of an elderly man in a white turtleneck sweater, face turned slightly upward, with handwritten caption in ink below the image.
Gelatin silver print of an artist's studio interior with handwritten cursive inscription at left. A wooden sawhorse easel holds canvases and a carved face panel; a metal sculptural figure on a pedestal casts a dramatic shadow on a stone wall. Sculptural fragments and stacked crates fill the background.
Print with gestural red brushstrokes forming a simplified reclining figure, flanked by two loose black ink blots on a white ground, with a handwritten signature at lower left.
Artist or Maker
Lucien Clergue
Title
Picasso
Place Made
France
Date Made
1955
Medium
16 gelatin-silver prints
Dimensions
Image (each): 9 1/8 × 7 3/8 in. (23.18 × 18.73 cm) Primary support (each): 12 × 8 1/4 in. (30.48 × 20.96 cm) Mat (each): 15 1/2 × 11 5/8 in. (39.37 × 29.53 cm) Overall: 17 × 12 7/8 × 2 9/16 in. (43.18 × 32.7 × 6.51 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dizard
Accession Number
M.83.299.1-.17
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography