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Pablo Picasso, 1915
Technical Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
130.2 × 89.5 cm (51 1/4 × 35 1/4 in.)
Style
Synthetic Cubism
Decade
1910s
About This Work
The official Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois record identifies Man with a Pipe as a Pablo Picasso painting, dated 1915, in Oil on canvas. This catalog entry preserves the holding institution’s title and object metadata rather than inferring undocumented imagery, sitter identity, or artist intent.
Man with a Pipe is grouped under Synthetic Cubism for gallery navigation using the date published by Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. This period label provides high-level art-historical orientation and does not supersede the primary collection record. The institutional credit line is: Gift of Mrs. Leigh B. Block in memory of Albert D. Lasker.
Current Location
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Public Collection — Open to visitors
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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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