Nude before a Statue (Femme nue devant une statue)

1931

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image depicts two stylized figures with most of their bodies shown. The figure on the left is standing and facing left, leaning slightly towards the other figure. This figure is detailed with a network of lines indicating texture and form, with one arm raised above the head and the other across the body. The facial features are minimal, and the hair is drawn closely to the scalp. The figure on the right is seated, facing forward, outlined with lighter strokes, with a calm face and simplified features. The hair is drawn smoothly around the head. A draped garment covers part of the body. There is no visible jewelry or objects. The background consists of crosshatched lines creating a textured effect. The drawing is monochrome, emphasizing the lines and form of the figures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31 x 22.1 cm (12 3/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.2 x 38.4 cm (19 3/4 x 15 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.165

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 205, State only (Bc)

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1961

  • A Picasso Retrospective in Prints from the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, 12 venue tour organized by the American Federation of Arts (Arnot Art Gallery, Elmira, NY; Art Association of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Rodman Hall Arts Center, St. Catherine's, Ontario, Canada; Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH; Miami Beach Art Center, FL; Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, AL; Fort Worth Art Center, TX; Boise Art Association, ID; Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT; Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Quebec, Canada; Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; and De Cordova and Dana Museum, Lincoln, MA), 1961-1962, no cat.

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.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: 205

Wikidata ID

Q65363605

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