Pablo PicassoSpanish, 1881–1973Le repas frugal
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Where is “Le repas frugal” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States
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About the work
This visual essay on the difference between physical and emotional closeness represents Picasso's first serious engagement with printmaking, an activity that would become a life-long passion. Impressions from the first edition have rich shadows, but impressions from the second edition-shown here-were printed more starkly, completely stripping the image of any romantic warmth.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
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- P.12, 302
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- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — © Minneapolis Institute of Art
In the life of Pablo Picasso
The whole life1895–1904 · Workplace
Barcelona
1901–1904
The Blue Period
The Blue Period began — somber paintings in blue-green tones with themes of poverty and sorrow; Picasso divided his time between Barcelona and Paris.
1904
Move to Paris, Beginning of the Rose Period
Picasso settled in the Bateau-Lavoir residence in Montmartre; the sorrow of the Blue Period gave way to images of the theater and the circus — the Rose Period began.
1905
Meeting the Steins and Matisse
Picasso became a favorite of the collectors Leo and Gertrude Stein; at one of Gertrude Stein's gatherings in 1905 he met Henri Matisse — a lifelong friend and rival.
1907
Meeting Georges Braque
Picasso met Georges Braque; together they became the founders of Cubism, a movement that rejected the traditions of naturalism.
May 1907
Visit to the Ethnographic Museum
At the Ethnographic Museum in Paris Picasso was struck by the masks of the peoples of Africa, Oceania, and Polynesia — an experience that influenced the formation of Cubism.
