Description
Pablo Picasso – The Actor
| Year of creation: | 1904 |
| Original size: | 112 cm x 194 cm |
| Painting style: | Expressionism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
The Actor – Pablo Picasso
The Actor is a 1904 painting by Pablo Picasso, held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York: a slender actor in a pink costume on a dark stage. We paint our hand-painted study of The Actor to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 40 × 70 cm to 112 × 194 cm or in a custom size. Before The Actor is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does The Actor show?
In The Actor a tall, very slender young man in a tight pink costume and blue stockings stands with one hand on his hip and raises the other in an expressive gesture, as if speaking his lines; a red curtain and the edge of the stage show at the lower right. With this painting Picasso closed his Blue Period and began his Rose Period, when he painted actors and acrobats, which is why The Actor feels fragile, elegant and theatrical.
How is our hand-painted study of The Actor made?
Our painters paint the study of The Actor by hand, with brushstrokes of different thickness, separately for every order. We paint in oil or acrylic, depending on the subject and the size, so the surface of The Actor has a real paint texture that a print does not have. When The Actor is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of The Actor suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose The Actor in 60 × 100 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 40 × 70 cm. The Actor is available in 40 × 70 cm, 50 × 90 cm, 60 × 100 cm, 70 × 120 cm, 80 × 140 cm, 90 × 160 cm, 100 × 170 cm and 112 × 194 cm. The 112 × 194 cm size of The Actor is the size of the original. A simple rule for The Actor: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does The Actor arrive, and when?
We ship The Actor rolled in a sturdy tube, stretched on 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher bars, or framed – you choose when you order. Stretching and framing of The Actor are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of The Actor is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of The Actor painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about The Actor
Is The Actor a print?
No. Every brushstroke of The Actor is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order The Actor in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint The Actor in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order The Actor.
Is The Actor from Picasso’s Rose Period?
Yes, The Actor is one of the first works of the Rose Period, when Picasso swapped blue tones for pink and painted actors and circus people.
Is The Actor a good gift?
The Actor is a gift for an actor, a theatre lover or a Picasso fan. If you are unsure which size of The Actor to choose, give a gift voucher.
