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  • Happy Birthday Dog Lover Pablo Picasso

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    Pablo Picasso Playing with Dogs by Edward Quinn, 1960

    Pablo Picasso dances with his Afghan Hound, Kabul, while his other muses, Lump, his Dachshund and Jacqueline, his wife, look on.

    Via Gallerie Michelle Champetier.

  • Pablo Picasso, Daughter Maya and Dog

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    Pablo Picasso with his Daughter Maya and Dog

    Caption: "His daughter with whom he's very much in love."  Via The Washington Post.

    This photograph contradicts the legend that his Dachshund, Lump, was "the only dog Picasso took in his arms."

    Enjoy the long weekend.

  • Picasso’s Other Dogs: The Afghans and The Boxer

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    Picasso and Kabul by David Douglas Duncan, 1959 or later    .

    When my friend Tom Turley sent me a link to photographs of Pablo Picasso and his Dachshund, Lump, by David Douglas Duncan, I almost didn't click on the link.  I thought I had seen them all.  Well, aside from finding a cache of new Lump photos (I will share in a later post), I also discovered that Picasso wasn't a one dog man.

    Yes, Lump the Dachshund is said to have been "the only animal Picasso took in his arms."  But clearly Picasso had a great fondness for other breeds too, especially Afghans.  As far as I can tell he owned three in his lifetime; Kabul, Kasbec, and Sauterelle.   Here are some photos.

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    Picasso and Kasbec.  Photographer unknown.   Via Afghan Hound Archives.

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    Picasso, Jacqueline Roque, and Kabul, 1962.  Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images via Jamd.

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    Kabul and Sauterelle by David Douglas Duncan, 1975.

    This last photo was taken two years after Picasso died.  Kabul's expression breaks my heart.  Duncan described him as spending "his last days gazing
    at the villa as though remembering those early years when he was constantly
    at the side of Picasso and Jacqueline."  He died shortly after this photograph was taken.

    I have yet to find any Afghans who made their way into Picasso's paintings, but many believe his 1967 sculpture in Chicago's Daley Plaza is actually Kabul's head.

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    Untitled, 1967

    Lump the Dachshund also shared Picasso with a Boxer named Jan, seen here in a staring contest outside their master's studio…

    …and a goat named Esmerelda, here tied to a statue of herself…

    I spent several hours on David Douglas Duncan's website.  His photos are extraordinary and the online exhibition is excellent.  Click here to visit it yourself.

  • Picasso & Lump: The Art

    Inspired by the awesome LaHaise original of Darby I received from Heather yesterday, I am featuring some of my all-time favorite artworks by Picasso of his beloved Dachshund named Lump. 

    First there is this sweet paper bunny, a sculpture that would be worth millions today, Picasso made as a toy for his little muse…

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    Look at this wonderful plate he made with Lump on it.  I would love to know if this was Lump’s doggie dish…

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    Then, Picasso was inspired by what many consider the greatest painting in the Western world, Spanish court painter Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor, 1656).

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    Picasso painted over 40 studies of this breathtakingly complex work.  Several include Lump…

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    See more photos of Picasso and Lump here.  Order the book Picasso & Lump: A Dachshund’s Odyssey by David Douglas Duncan here.

    All photos © David Douglas Duncan who was Lump’s original owner before the savvy pup charmed his way into Pablo Picasso’s life.  Classic Dachshund!