L'amour masqué

1954

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image depicts a drawing of a nude woman in a seated or crouched position. Her head is turned slightly to the side, with delicate facial features and flowing hair. Next to her is a small figure resembling a cherub, with wings and exaggerated facial features. Both figures are drawn in a simplistic style with fluid lines, focusing on the outline. The background is plain, emphasizing the main figures. No clothing or objects are present in the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and ink on paper mounted on board

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert and Mercedes Eichholz

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.07 × 23.81 cm (12 5/8 × 9 3/8 in.)
    mount: 40.64 × 30.48 cm (16 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.17.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zervos vol. 16, no. 125

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Louise Lieris, Paris); Mercedes Eichholz, Santa Barbara, California; bequest 2014 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • Pablo Picasso--Form and Line. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA, 1986 (no cat.).

Bibliography

1932

  • Zervos, Christian. Pablo Picasso. 33 vols. Paris, 1932-1978: vol. 16, no. 125 (repro.).

Inscriptions

lower right in ink: 5.1.54 Picasso

Wikidata ID

Q64618773

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