Lump (dog)

Lump (* before 1957, † March 29, 1973 ) (also called Lumpy and Lupito ) was a dachshund (aka Dachshund) owned by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and is considered the " most important animal model of art history."

Life and art-historical importance

The dog was originally owned by the photographer David Douglas Duncan. Duncan left Lump on April 19, 1957 during a visit to the house of Pablo Picasso in Cannes the Spanish artist after the dog Picasso had demonstrated against a conspicuous affection.

Picasso quickly developed an intimate relationship with his new housemates, who often referred to as "model" served him in the following years. So Picasso painted a portrait of his friend's dachshund on a plate and made ​​some pencil drawings of the animal. He also built the dog in his 45 interpretations of Velázquez's painting Las Meninas, which can be found today at the Picasso Museum in Barcelona. He sat Lump in place of the image scene where seen at the Velázquez Spanish Mastiff Spanish King.

Lump died on March 29, 1973, ten days before Picasso.