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  • Oil painting which depicts a central abstracted figure emerging from interlocking angular lines which make up geometric planes in shades of brown to the right and blues to the left.
  • Fragments of aged historical labels on the back of an artwork. The only legible text of one strip reads: “Seated Woman with a Book, Bo¨ght”, below which is a red and white museum label which reads: “Museum of Art, 51.094, Rhode Island School of Design, Pablo Picasso, Woman Reading a Book, Oil on canvas, Museum Works of Art”
  • Closeup showing the metal clasps of a brown wooden frame which secures the structure. Faint, curving handwriting runs across the surface of the wood.
  • Back of a wooden frame, below a white board framed by a smaller black frame and covered in historical labels, including a prominent red one which reads in bold lettering: “DO NOT TOUCH OR REPAIR”
  • Wooden stretched canvas frame on a white backdrop with a center support and triangular corner supports showing from behind. The frame's wooden surface shows both age and peeling tape.
  • Fragmented historical labels on the back of an artwork. At the top is a newer red and white label which reads: “Removed from the stretcher of Picasso ‘Femme Assise au Livre’ RISD , Cons. #81-108”. Below is a damaged label whose legible text reads: “CARROLL CARSTAIRS GALLERY, 11 East 57th Street, New York 22. N. Y,
Title: Femme assise au Livre“.
  • Reverse side of an artwork held inside a wooden frame via metal clasps. The paintings inside shows the neatly stapled white canvas edges alongside the spring mechanisms which maintain tension.
  • Closeup of the corner of a brown wooden frame, showing the wood grain and small nail hole, alongside small red lettering near the top reading “C94”.
  • Close up of the back of a wooden frame, showing a metal fastener and small holes in the surface alongside a faint inscription denoting the frames width with two arrows.
  • A wooden stretcher frame  on a white backdrop with a center support and triangular corner wedges. The smooth, clean wood suggests it is well-preserved or recently constructed.
  • Closeup of the center support of a wooden frame whose aged surface features faded red markings.  Above and below, two rounded triangular wedges also visible.
  • Detailed view of a wooden frame’s joint on a white backdrop, with peeling paper, worn edges, and faint red markings. A wooden wedge is visible beneath the stretcher bar.
  • Oil painting which depicts a central abstracted figure emerging from interlocking angular lines which make up geometric planes in shades of brown to the right and blues to the left.

Pablo Picasso

Seated Woman with a Book (Femme assise au livre)
Now On View

Maker

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973, b. in Malaga, Spain)

Title

Seated Woman with a Book (Femme assise au livre)

Year

ca. 1910

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Geography

Place Made: France

Dimensions

41.3 x 24.1 cm (16 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed on reverse UR in black:Picasso

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

51.094

Type

  • Paintings

Exhibition History

From the Reserve III
Cubist Painting
Jul 08, 1994 – Dec 04, 1994
European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937
Oct 18, 1991 – Jan 26, 1992
Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University
Feb 16, 1967 – Apr 02, 1967

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Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973, b. in Malaga, Spain)
Seated Woman with a Book (Femme assise au livre), ca. 1910
Oil on canvas
41.3 x 24.1 cm (16 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 51.094

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