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The Poor
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The Poor

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), artist; Louis Fort (French, active 1800s–1900s), printer; Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939), publisher · 1905, printed 1913 · etching

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

As a struggling artist in the early years of his career, Picasso frequently depicted figures living in poverty or on the margins of society.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineThe Saltimbanques: The Poor, 1905, printed 1913. Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), Louis Fort (French, active 1800s–1900s), Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Etching; image and plate: 23.5 x 17.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 15/16 in.); sheet: 50.8 x 33 cm (20 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1929.890

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