The Embrace I (L'Étreinte I)

1933

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image shows an intricate arrangement of curving lines and rounded shapes that resemble human forms. The abstract design consists of interwoven curves suggesting the muscles and contours of figures. The outline gives the impression of two figures close together, with one featuring a bearded face. The overall representation conveys movement and density like a sculptural relief.
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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

    1950.16.200

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 338, 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

Q65363817

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