Key facts
Full title | Motherhood (La Maternité) |
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Artist | Pablo Picasso |
Artist dates | 1881 - 1973 |
Date made | 1901 |
Medium and support | Oil on fibre board |
Dimensions | 100.1 × 72.9 cm |
Inscription summary | Signed |
Acquisition credit | On loan from a private collection |
Inventory number | L1232 |
Location | Room 43 |
Art route(s) | B and C |
Image copyright | On loan from a private collection |
Collection | Main Collection |
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