Couple Making Love (Couple faisant l'amour)
1933
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etching [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacouriere]
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.16.202
Art Historical Context
In 1933, Pablo created *Couple Making Love (Couple faisant l'amour, an intimate etching that captures the artist's fascination with erotic themes during a prolific period of printmaking. This work belongs to his celebrated Vollard Suite, a of 100 etchings between 1930 and1937, blending neoclassical influences with emerging Surrealist elements. Picasso, already renowned for pioneering Cubism, explored raw human passion here through fluid, expressive lines, drawing from his personal life—including his relationship with muse Marie-Thérèse Walter. The etching's technique highlights Picasso's mast...
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...