Head of a Woman: Madeleine (Tête de femme: Madeleine)

1905

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

Auguste Delâtre

Printer, French, 1822 - 1907

The image depicts a portrait of a woman's head and shoulders. The woman is positioned slightly turned to the side, with her head gently tilted downwards, revealing her facial features. Her facial features are softly drawn with lines, displaying her eyes, nose, and lips. Her hair is styled up with loose curls framing her face. She is draped in a simple garment that exposes her shoulders, without any visible jewelry or objects. The background features a dense crosshatch pattern, creating depth and enclosing the woman in an abstract space. The artist's signature, "Picasso," is in the bottom right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Karl Leubsdorf

  • Accession Number

    1979.58.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 3, State only (a)

  • 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. 3, State only (a). See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Wikidata ID

Q65576007

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