The Surprised Bathers (Les baigneuses surprises)

1933

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image features an interplay of curving lines and swirling shapes that define the figures within the scene. Two prominent figures occupy the right side of the artwork, with one figure appearing to be crouching while the other stands close. To the left, a large shape reminiscent of a carved statue or bust emerges from a rectangular pedestal. Above, fluid lines suggest the presence of leaves or branches. In the background, a partial face peeks through the lines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint and drypoint [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacouriere]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.154

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 355, State ii/ii (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), no. 355 ii/ii (Bc). See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Wikidata ID

Q65363558

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