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View source →Portrait of Léonide Massine
Pablo Picasso, 1917
Technical Details
Medium
Graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions
17 × 11.4 cm (6 3/4 × 4 1/2 in.)
Style
Synthetic Cubism
Decade
1910s
About This Work
The official Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois record identifies Portrait of Léonide Massine as a Pablo Picasso graphite, dated 1917, in Graphite on cream wove paper. This catalog entry preserves the holding institution’s title and object metadata rather than inferring undocumented imagery, sitter identity, or artist intent.
Portrait of Léonide Massine 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: Given in memory of Charles Barnett Goodspeed by Mrs. Charles B. Goodspeed.
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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