Sheet of Studies. Seated Woman and Heads of Women (Feuille d'études. Femme assise et têtes des femmes)
1934
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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
1950.16.172
Art Historical Context
In 1934, Pablo Picasso created *Sheet of Studies: Seated Woman and Heads of* (Feuille d'études Femme assise et têtes des femmes), a dynamic etching that captures the artist's masterful draftsmanship during a transitional phase in his career. By this time, Picasso had moved beyond Cubism into a more fluid, surreal-inflected style, often exploring distorted female forms influenced by personal musings and classical motifs. This sheet showcases multiple sketches on a single plate—a seated figure alongside expressive female heads—revealing his rapid ideation process, where anatomy twists into poeti...
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...