Glass On A Table by Pablo Picasso (1914)

A glass sits on a table, fractured into planes. Picasso’s *Glass On A Table* from 1914 strips the scene to its bones. Charcoal lines sketch the rim, the stem, the base. Ochre and slate grey shapes suggest wood grain, a newspaper edge, the ghost of a lemon peel. The glass itself is a puzzle of overlapping facets, as if seen from every angle at once. Hang it above a mid-century sideboard where its quiet geometry can steady the room.