Lump (dachshund)
Lump (* before 1957 , † March 29, 1973 ) (also called Lumpi and Lumpito) was a dachshund (also known as a Dachshund) owned by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and is considered the "most important animal model in art history".
Life and meaning in art history
The dog was originally owned by photographer David Douglas Duncan . Duncan left Lump to the Spanish artist on April 19, 1957 during a visit to Pablo Picasso's house near Cannes, after the dog had demonstrated a conspicuous affection for Picasso.
Picasso quickly developed an intimate relationship with his new housemate, who often served as a "model" for him in the years that followed. Picasso painted a portrait of his dachshund friend on a plate and made some pencil drawings of the animal. He also incorporated the dog into his 45 interpretations of Velázquez 's painting Las Meninas , which can now be found in the Picasso Museum in Barcelona . He put Lump in the place of the scene where Velázquez's Spanish mastiff of the Spanish king can be seen.
Lump died on March 29, 1973, ten days before Picasso.
literature
- David Douglas Duncan : Picasso & Lump . Benteli Verlag, Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-7165-1435-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The Independent, May 1, 2006.
- ↑ ARD-Kulturreport, April 9, 2006, The true story of a great love - David Douglas Duncan: Picasso & Lump ( Memento from June 30, 2007 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Felicitas von Lovenberg : Dog look into the painter's eye: David Douglas Duncan sees Picasso and Lump , FAZ.NET . July 1, 2006.