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View source →Pablo Picasso, 1921
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
8 7/8 x 11 in. (22.5 x 27.9 cm)
Style
Neoclassicism
Decade
1920s
The official Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY record identifies Reclining Bather with a Book as a Pablo Picasso drawing, dated 1921, in Graphite on paper. This catalog entry follows the holding institution’s title, material, date, dimensions, and object link rather than inferring undocumented subject matter or artist intent.
Reclining Bather with a Book is grouped here under Neoclassical Period 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: Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982.
2026 Estimated Value
Public collection / market value not asserted
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Last Known Sale
No public auction record — held in permanent museum collection
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