Marie-Thérèse, the Sculptor at Work, and a Sculpture Representing a Greek Athlete (Marie-Thérèse, sculpteur au travail et sculpture représentant un athlète grec

1933

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image shows a line drawing of a nude male figure standing with one leg forward and one arm extended upward holding a shallow cup or bowl. The figure has a slight head turn with simple features and short hair. Surrounding the central figure are partial outlines of large faces, one in profile on the left and one with a full beard on the right. The artwork is composed of fine linear strokes against a plain background with no additional elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on Montval laid paper [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacourière]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.136

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 332, State only (Bc)

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1968

  • Bloch, Georges. Pablo Picasso; catalogue de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie 1904-1967. Bern: Kornfeld und Klipstein, 1968.

1990

  • Geiser, Bernhard and Brigette Baer. Picasso peintre-graveur. 2 vols. Berne: Éditions Kornfeld, 1990 (vol. 1) and 1992 (vol. 2). See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Wikidata ID

Q65363458

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