Dora Maar

1941

Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

A nude woman shown from the chest up is painted entirely in tones of gray and black in this vertical portrait. Her face is turned slightly to our left, and she looks off in that direction under thin, dark brows. She has large, almond-shaped eyes, a long, straight nose, and her full lips are closed. A cloud of dark hair frames her oval face and brushes her shoulders. Her shoulders, upper arms, breasts, and nipples are simply outlined and lightly shaded, and the background is mottled with gray. The artist signed the top left corner, “Picasso.”
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On View

East Building Ground Level, Gallery 103-B

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on linen

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 73 x 60.2 cm (28 3/4 x 23 11/16 in.)
    framed: 102.9 x 89.5 x 5 cm (40 1/2 x 35 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1963.10.193

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The sitter, Dora Maar [born 1909-alive 1985], Paris;[1] purchased by (Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne); sold 6 July 1951 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] Provenance compiled from information in object file (1963.10.193) in NGA curatorial records.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1952

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952, no. 56, repro.

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

Bibliography

1932

  • Zervos, Christian. Pablo Picasso. 33 vols. Paris, 1932-1978: 11(1960): no. 273, pl. 108.

1952

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 56, repro.

  • McBride. Henry. "Chesterdale's Way." Art News 51, no. 9 (December 1952): 21, repro.

1960

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 58, repro.

1965

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 77, repro.

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 102.

1966

  • The Women I Love: These Lovely Immigrants Are Part of Our National Treasure.” This Week Magazine (January 9, 1966): 10, color repro.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 90, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 266, repro.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 608, no. 945, color repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 307, repro.

Inscriptions

upper left: Picasso; on stretcher bar: 20 Aout 41.

Wikidata ID

Q20193318

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