Marie-Thérèse as an Idol and Three Bearded Greeks (Marie-Thérèse en idole et trois grecs barbus)

1934

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso
Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973
The image features four human figures. On the left, a woman is depicted from her head to just below her hips. She is seated, facing left, with distinct facial features such as arched eyebrows and a pointed nose. Her hair is long and flowing. The woman's body is sketched in a simplified manner. On the right, three men are depicted, showing only their heads and shoulders. Each man has unique facial features like prominent noses, full beards, and deep-set eyes. Their hair is curly. The etching technique adds texture and depth to the men's faces. One man seems to wear a laurel wreath. There is a crosshatched pattern around the female figure, creating depth and shadow, while the background of the men's section consists of dense crosshatched lines. The composition uses contrasting textures and intricate linework to convey dynamic expressions and forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, burin, and aquatint [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacouriere]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.191

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 416, State vi/vi (Bc)

  • Series Title

    Vollard Suite [Bloch 134-233]

  • 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. 416. See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Wikidata ID

Q65363757

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