Pablo PicassoSpanish, 1881–1973Flowers in a Vase
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Where is “Flowers in a Vase” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, United States
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About the work
This drawing was made during the year Picasso stopped painting to focus instead on printmaking and drawing. He would later cite this year as the “worst time of his life,” as he was embroiled in a personal crisis: his mistress, Marie-Thérèse Walter, was pregnant, and his wife, Olga, was leaving him. The dark line work surrounding this bouquet might be reflective of the stress the artist was experiencing at the time.
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- 2013.1003
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In the life of Pablo Picasso
The whole life5 September 1935
Daughter born: Maya Ruiz-Picasso
1936
Growing Close to Dora Maar
Picasso grew close to the photographer and artist Dora Maar, who later documented the creation of Guernica and influenced its black-and-white palette.
25 September 1936 – 22 September 1939
Post: director of Museo del Prado
