Bust of a Woman with Hand Raised (Buste de femme à la main levée)
1906
Medium
woodcut on brown paper [proof]
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.6735
Art Historical Context
Pablo Picasso created "Bust of a Woman with Hand Raised" in 1906, a time when the Spanish artist was exploring new directions after his Blue and Rose Periods. This woodcut captures his growing interest in simplified forms and expressive gestures, just before the breakthroughs that led to Cubism. Housed in the National Gallery of Art’s Rosenwald Collection, the print reflects Picasso’s willingness to experiment across media during his early Paris years. The work is a woodcut proof printed on brown paper, a technique that involves carving an image into a wooden block before inking and pressing ...
About the Artist
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), born Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso in Málaga, Spain, was the son of José Ruiz Blasco, a painter and art professor who served as his first teacher. From age seven, Picasso trained under his father in figure drawing and oil painting, mastering naturalistic techniques by copying mas...