Variation on Delacroix's "Women of Algiers": III

1955

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image features bold, curvilinear lines and irregular shapes intersecting and overlapping in an intricate pattern, creating an abstract composition. The shapes resemble human forms in various relaxed and reclining positions, with exaggerated features such as elongated limbs and stylized hair. The background is detailed with grid-like patterns and zigzag lines. To the right, there is a shape resembling an octagonal table or pedestal holding a glass. The use of linear strokes and geometric patterns evokes a sense of a domestic environment abstracted in style.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Print Purchase Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.8 x 29.7 cm (9 3/8 x 11 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 x 38.4 cm (11 x 15 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.68.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 911, State only

  • Copyright

    © 2012 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Roger Lacourière [1892-1966], Paris, 1955; by inheritance to his wife, Madeleine Lacourière; (Jem Hom, New York); purchased 1997 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 93.

2014

  • Picasso & Jacqueline: The Evolution of Style, PaceWildenstein, New York, 2014 - 2015, no. 60.

Bibliography

1986

  • Baer, Brigette. Picasso peintre-graveur. 5 vols and Addendum. Berne: Éditions Kornfeld, 1986 (vol. 3); 1988 (vol. 4); 1989 (vol. 5); 1994 (vol. 6); 1996 (vol. 7 and Addendum). See volumes 1 and 2 under Geiser/Baer 1990-1992.

1990

  • Geiser, Bernhard and Brigette Baer. Picasso peintre-graveur. 2 vols. Berne: Éditions Kornfeld, 1990 (vol. 1) and 1992 (vol. 2), no. 911. See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

2014

  • Fineberg, Jonathan. Exh. cat., Picasso & Jacqueline: The Evolution of Style. Pace Wildenstein, New York; 2014-2015: no. 60.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate (in reverse): 14.1.55.

Wikidata ID

Q75406693

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