Flautist and Three Nudes (Flûtiste et trois femmes nues)
1932
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drypoint with scraping in black on Montval laid paper [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacourière]
Dimensions
plate: 29.8 x 36.8 cm (11 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.) sheet: 38.6 x 50.4 cm (15 3/16 x 19 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.16.174
Art Historical Context
In 1932, Pablo Picasso created *Flautist and Threeudes* (*Flûtiste et trois nues*), a striking drypoint print that captures his fascination with the female form during a prolific period of printmaking. This work, part of his exploration of classical themes and eroticism, features fluid, expressive lines depicting a flautist amid three nude figures, rendered with the artist's signature distortions and vitality. Picasso, a towering figure of Cubism and Surrealism, often drew from mythology and the nude to probe human emotion and sensuality, making this piece a window into his evolving neoclassic...
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...