Two Nudes Resting (Femmes se Reposant)
1931
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drypoint on laid paper [printed 1939]
Dimensions
plate: 29.8 x 36.9 cm (11 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.) sheet: 33.9 x 44.4 cm (13 3/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Lesley Ryan, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.158.1
Art Historical Context
In the intimate world of Pablo Picasso's printmaking, *Two Nudes RestingFemmes se Reposant)* captures a tender moment from 1931. Created as a drypoint on laid paper—with the plate executed that year and printed in 1939—this work measures a modest plate size of 29.8 x 36.9 cm, inviting close contemplation. Picasso, the revolutionary artist behind Cubism and beyond, here turns to the female form in a relaxed, reclining pose, evoking classical themes with his signature modernist twist. Drypoint, an intaglio technique where the artist scratches directly into the plate, produces velvety lines and ...
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...