What was the title of Picasso's 1912 collage using oilcloth?

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What was the title of Picasso’s 1912 collage using oilcloth? It was Still Life with Chair Caning.

Picasso created the work in May 1912 during the Synthetic Cubist period, when artists were simplifying forms and experimenting with real materials, printed surfaces, and bold visual signs. Instead of representing chair caning solely with paint, Picasso attached a piece of printed oilcloth patterned to imitate woven cane. The work also includes oil paint and is edged with rope, making its materials part of the composition rather than hidden supports.

The collage is oval rather than rectangular, and its café-like still-life elements include references to a newspaper, tableware, and dining. By placing manufactured material directly on the canvas, Picasso blurred the boundary between an image of reality and reality itself. This is why the work is often described as the first Cubist collage and, by some scholars, an early assemblage.

It is commonly confused with other Cubist still lifes such as Braque’s Glass and Bottle of Suze. Still Life with Chair Caning is held by the Musée Picasso in Paris.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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