Sheet of Studies. Profiles of Marie-Thérèse and Head of Rembrandt in a Beret (Feuille d'études. Profils de Marie-Thérèse et tête de Rembrandt au béret)

1934

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image features swirling lines, curves, and cross-hatching creating an abstract composition. On the left, lines form the profile of a face with flowing hair. A faint second portrait with vertical streaks is nearby. In the center and right, cloud-like forms form a visage resembling a bearded figure. Scribbles and crossed lines are at the bottom, resembling abstract writing. Sharp, vertical lines in the upper and right sections resemble tall grass or rain strands, contributing to the fragmented composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacouriere]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.168

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 405, 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), no. 405. See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Wikidata ID

Q65363636

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