Both versions were completed in the summer of 1921 in Fontainebleau near Paris, France, in the garage of a villa that Picasso was using as his studio.

However, Apollinaire died from the Spanish flu on November 9, 1918, and Jacob entered a Benedictine monastery in June 1921.

On the table are still-life objects, which Picasso identified as a pipe, a package of tobacco, and a pouch.

His blue mask is part of a larger shape that covers much of the Pierrot and it's topped off by a black, round hat.

According to old photos, the Philadelphia version originally only had the Pierrot and Harlequin but Picasso later added the monk.

In 1949, Paul Rosenberg sold his painting to the Museum of Modern Art, and it was acquired through the Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund.

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