Man with a Lamb [Man with Sheep]

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Man with a Lamb [Man with Sheep]

Modeled 1943; cast 1948-50

Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) Cast by C. Valsuani

Who determines the meaning of a monument? This statue of a man and a lamb is enigmatic. Pablo Picasso designed it while he was living in Nazi-occupied Paris and insisted that he intended no symbolism or message. But in 1950 he gave a version of the statue to the southern French city of Vallauris. There in the center square, the austere man gripping the flailing lamb became a somber memorial to wartime sacrifices in the fight against fascism.

Great Stair Hall, second floor

Object Details

Titles:

Man with a Lamb [Man with Sheep]

Date:

Modeled 1943; cast 1948-50

Artists:

Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) Cast by C. Valsuani

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

6 feet 7 1/2 inches × 30 inches × 29 1/2 inches (201.9 × 76.2 × 74.9 cm) Base: 27 × 26 inches (68.6 × 66 cm)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

Gift of R. Sturgis and Marion B. F. Ingersoll, 1958

Accession Number:

1958-155-1

Geography:

Made in Paris, France, Europe

Provenance

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