Woman at the Seashore (Femme au bord de la mer)

1923 or 1924

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image shows a line drawing of a seated person from the head down to the feet. The person is turned slightly to the side, supporting their head with one hand while the other rests on their lap. The figure has a serene facial expression with minimal details. The hair is depicted with soft curves. The person is nude, with no clothing shown. The surroundings are minimal, with basic lines hinting at a landscape, body of water, or distant landforms such as hills or mountains. No jewelry or objects are visible in the person's hands. The drawing is on a light canvas, highlighting the fluid lines of the figure and background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (stone) in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.5 x 37.8 cm (11 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6736

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mourlot 1949-1964, no. XVII, State only

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1958

  • Picasso: A Loan Exhibition of his Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, and Illustrated Book, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1958, prints section, no. 24.

1961

  • A Picasso Retrospective in Prints from the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, 12 venue tour organized by the American Federation of Arts (Arnot Art Gallery, Elmira, NY; Art Association of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Rodman Hall Arts Center, St. Catherine's, Ontario, Canada; Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH; Miami Beach Art Center, FL; Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, AL; Fort Worth Art Center, TX; Boise Art Association, ID; Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT; Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Quebec, Canada; Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; and De Cordova and Dana Museum, Lincoln, MA), 1961-1962, no cat.

Bibliography

1949

  • Mourlot, Fernand. Picasso lithographe. 4 vol. Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1949-1964.

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.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Picasso; lower left in graphite: 21/50

Wikidata ID

Q65024210

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