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Pablo Picasso

Two Nudes, 1900s

Description

Maker

Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish

Title

Two Nudes

Year

1900s

Medium

Pen and ink on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

pen and ink

Supports

paper

Dimensions

21.1 x 20.6 cm (8 5/16 x 8 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto:signed in LL:Picasso

Type

Credit

Gift of Paul Rosenberg

Object Number

35.534

Exhibition History

Drawing the Line

March 30 - June 10, 2001

Similar in its suggestion of speed to Tiepolo's Head of Youth, this drawing in fact exploits the possibilities of the pen-generated line in different ways. Whereas Tiepolo deploys a smooth line of even thickness, Picasso explores a range of line widths in his image. Note, for example, the bottom left of the chair, where Picasso uses variations in the thinning and thickening line to describe the impressively curved chair foot.

Picasso, His Graphic Art

September 11 - October 20, 1957

Master Drawing from the Museum and a Private Collection

June 19 - October 27, 1946

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