Pablo Picasso's 1914 Glass of Absinthe Sculpture at MoMA

Pablo Picasso created Glass of Absinthe in 1914, a painted bronze sculpture incorporating an absinthe spoon. The work measures 8-1/2 by 6-1/2 by 3-3/8 inches. It is part of the collection at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. The sculpture was discussed in a roundtable featuring sculptors Alain Kirili, Michelle Segre, and Rebecca Smith. This conversation was published on December 1, 2015, on artcritical.com. The piece represents Picasso's innovative approach to three-dimensional form during the Cubist period. Its inclusion of an actual utensil blurs boundaries between sculpture and found object. The roundtable examined Picasso's lasting influence on contemporary sculptural practices.