Cleveland Museum of Art

The Frugal Meal

Pablo Picasso

Date: September 1904, printed 1913
Medium: etching
Culture: Spain, 20th century
Department: Prints
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

In this early print, Pablo Picasso depicted a couple—possibly two performers—sitting before a meager meal. Although the woman gazes forward directly, her male companion's unfocused stare suggests his blindness. This subject was one that Picasso explored during his Blue Period (1901–4), a stage of his career when he used a predominantly cool palette to depict figures marginalized by society. To create this print, Pablo Picasso recycled a zinc plate previously used by a friend.

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