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View source →The Absinthe Glass
Pablo Picasso, Wax original: Paris, spring 1914; Bronze cast: Foundry Florentin Godard, Paris, made to order for Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler by April 16, 1914
Technical Details
Medium
Painted bronze and perforated tin absinthe spoon
Dimensions
8 3/4 × 3 × 6 1/4 in., 3.4 lb. (22.2 × 7.6 × 15.9 cm, 1.5 kg)
Style
Synthetic Cubism
Decade
1910s
About This Work
The official Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY record identifies The Absinthe Glass as a Pablo Picasso sculpture, dated Wax original: Paris, spring 1914; Bronze cast: Foundry Florentin Godard, Paris, made to order for Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler by April 16, 1914, in Painted bronze and perforated tin absinthe spoon. This catalog entry follows the holding institution’s title, material, date, dimensions, and object link rather than inferring undocumented subject matter or artist intent.
The Absinthe Glass is grouped here under Synthetic Cubism for gallery navigation based on the date published by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. This period label is interpretive context, not a replacement for the cited primary object record. The institutional credit line is: Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection, Gift of Leonard A. Lauder, 2025.
Current Location
Valuation & Provenance
2026 Estimated Value
Public collection / market value not asserted
* Estimates are based on comparable auction results and market analysis. Not a formal appraisal.
Last Known Sale
No public auction record — held in permanent museum collection
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