Picasso’s Silent Grey Head and its Cathartic Role (not only) in
the History of the National Gallery

C 2024

Picasso’s Silent Grey Head and its Cathartic Role (not only) in the History of the National Gallery

RUSINKO, Marcela

Základní údaje

Originální název

Picasso’s Silent Grey Head and its Cathartic Role (not only) in the History of the National Gallery

Autoři

RUSINKO, Marcela

Vydání

Praha, Pablo Picasso, Grey Head (Dora Maar), 1941, od s. 62 - 99, 38 s. Three Views of One Artwork, 2024

Nakladatel

Národní galerie v Praze

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Obor

60401 Arts, Art history

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

tištěná verze "print"

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/24:00138268

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

ISBN

978-80-7035-871-9

Klíčová slova anglicky

Pablo Picasso; National Gallery Prague; Spanish Artists of Paris School; Václav Dvořák; Rudolf Barák; Emanuel Poche

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 13. 3. 2025 14:13, Mgr. et Mgr. Stanislav Hasil, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

There are probably few works of art that could mirror the labyrinthine pathways, dark corners and blind alleys of our contemporary history better than Pablo Picasso’s inconspicuous painting Grey Head, which has been involved in a common historical process within our territory since 1946, thus for almost eight decades. Displayed on the walls of various permanent exhibitions of the National Gallery in Prague, mostly as part of a “French” or foreign collection, over the last few decades it has been passed by thousands and thousands of visitors, most probably often going largely unnoticed, without them having a chance to become better acquainted with the dramatic story behind the painting. Without the work having the chance to tell its story to the passersby. The study thus traces the thrilling provenance history of this significant work, based as well on the newly published archive sources. First owner, Václav Dvořák, purchased Grey Head together with a set of works by Spanish artists who presented their canvas- es at an exhibition in 1946, first in Prague and then subsequently in Brno as part of The Art of Republican Spain exhibition. Dvořák evidently regarded the purchase as a good investment in an economically uncertain time. From the Dvořák’s collection, following the Communist takeover in 1948, the work came into the hands of the second most powerful man in Czechoslovakia during that time – Rudolf Barák. Owning a Picasso may initially have meant a good financial investment, but Picasso also represented considerable cultural and political capital.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1520/2023, interní kód MU

Název: Jak se šíří umělecko-historické vědění: dovednosti, praxe a komunikace

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Jak se šíří umělecko-historické vědění: dovednosti, praxe a komunikace

Přiložené soubory

tri_pohledy_NG_sazba_ENG_FINAL.pdf

Požádat o autorskou verzi souboru

tri_pohledy_NG_sazba_CZ_FINAL.pdf

Požádat o autorskou verzi souboru

Citovat

RUSINKO, Marcela. Picasso’s Silent Grey Head and its Cathartic Role (not only) in the History of the National Gallery. In Skopalová, Eva; Madeline, Laurence; Rusinko, Marcela; Srp, Karel. Pablo Picasso, Grey Head (Dora Maar), 1941. Praha: Národní galerie v Praze, 2024, s. 62 - 99. Three Views of One Artwork. ISBN 978-80-7035-871-9.

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RUSINKO, Marcela. Picasso’s Silent Grey Head and its Cathartic Role (not only) in the History of the National Gallery. In Skopalová, Eva; Madeline, Laurence; Rusinko, Marcela; Srp, Karel. \textit{Pablo Picasso, Grey Head (Dora Maar), 1941}. Praha: Národní galerie v Praze, 2024, s.~62 - 99. Three Views of One Artwork. ISBN~978-80-7035-871-9.

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