Inscription: Signed (upper right): Picasso; signed (verso): Picasso
the artist (1908–29; sold in 1929 to Becker); John Becker, New York (from 1929; his gift to Haidee Becker); his daughter, Haidee Becker, London (by 1974–2024; sold through Patrick Bourne & Co., London to MMA with funds donated by Leonard A. Lauder, New York)
New York. John Becker Gallery. "22 Drawings and Gouaches by Pablo Picasso," October 1–November 1, 1930 [no checklist in brochure].
Arts Club of Chicago. "Exhibition of Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso Loaned by John Becker, New York," November 28–December 13, 1930, no catalogue (checklist no. 57; as "Le Repas").
Art Institute of Chicago. "The Eleventh International Exhibition: Water Colors, Pastels, Drawings, Monotypes and Miniatures," April 30–May 31, 1931, no. 219 (as "Repast").
Hartford. Wadsworth Atheneum. "Pablo Picasso," February 6–March 1, 1934, no. 98 (as "Le Repas," ca. 1908–9, lent by Collection John Becker Gallery, New York).
New York. Museum of Modern Art. "Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective," May 22–September 16, 1980, unnumbered cat. (p. 124; as "Study for Carnival at the Bistro," lent by a private collection).
New York. Museum of Modern Art. "Picasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubism," September 24, 1989–January 16, 1990, unnumbered cat. (p. 114; as "Carnival at the Bistro," winter 1908–9, lent by a private collection).
Kunstmuseum Basel. "Picasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubism," February 25–June 4, 1990, unnumbered cat. (pl. 57; as "Karneval im Bistro," winter 1908–9, lent by a private collection).
New York. Patrick Bourne & Co. at Sebastian Izzard. "Master Drawings New York," January 27–February 3, 2024, unnumbered cat. (as "Carnaval au Bistrot. Paris.").
Christian Zervos. Pablo Picasso. Vol. 2a, Works from 1906 to 1912. Paris, 1942, unpaginated (list of plates), no. 62, pl. 32, as "Carnaval au bistrot" in the collection of John Becker, New York.
Christian Geelhaar. "Pablo Picassos Stilleben 'Pains et compotier aux fruits sur une table': Metamorphosen einer Bildidee." Pantheon 28 (March–April 1970), pp. 127–28, 133–34, 139 n. 9, p. 140 n. 11, fig. 2, as in a private collection, London.
Franco Russoli and Fiorella Minervino. L'opera completa di Picasso cubista. Milan, 1972, pp. 93–94, no. 131, ill., call it "Il Pasto".
Pierre Daix and Joan Rosselet. Picasso, The Cubist Years, 1907–1916: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings and Related Works. 2nd ed. [1st ed., 1979, French]. Boston, 1979, p. 231, no. 218, ill., dated Paris, early 1909, in a private collection, London.
Theodore Reff. "Picasso's Three Musicians: Maskers, Artists & Friends." Art in America 68 (December 1980), pp. 130–31, fig. 9, as "Study for 'Carnival at the Bistro," 1909, in a private collection, England.
Jane Fluegel inPablo Picasso: A Retrospective. Ed. William Rubin. Exh. cat., Museum of Modern Art, New York. New York, 1980, pp. 89, 459, ill. p. 124.
William Rubin. "From Narrative to ‘Iconic’ in Picasso: The Buried Allegory in 'Bread and Fruitdish on a Table' and the Role of 'Les Desmoiselles d’Avignon'." Art Bulletin 65 (December 1983), pp. 618, 622–23, 637–40, fig. 5.
William Rubin, ed. Picasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubism. Exh. cat., Museum of Modern Art. New York, 1989, p. 62 n. 156, ill. p. 114 (color), as "Carnival at the Bistro," winter 1908–9, in a private collection.
Judith Cousins inPicasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubism. Ed. William Rubin. Exh. cat., Museum of Modern Art. New York, 1989, p. 358.
Anatoli Podoksik. Picasso: The Artist's Work in Soviet Museums. New York, 1989, p. 169, no. 382, ill.
Josep Palau i Fabre. Picasso: Cubism, 1907–1917. New York, 1990, pp. 118–119, 499, no. 327, ill. p. 118, as "Watercolor Project for 'Carnival in the Bistrot,'" winter-spring 1909.
John Richardson with Marilyn McCully. A Life of Picasso: The Cubist Rebel, 1907–1916. 3rd ed. [1st ed., 1991]. New York, 2007, pp. 118, 120, 452 n. 62.
Stephi Wild. "Master Drawings New York Reveals 2024 Exhibitors and Early
Highlights." broadwayworld.com. November 14, 2023, ill. (color, detail).
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)
1921
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