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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Homme et femme nus
已结束2018年6月21日
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Homme et femme nus
dated and numbered '23.9.55. II' (upper left)
India ink and wash on paper
10 x 13 in. (25.2 x 33 cm.)
Executed on 23 September 1955
Homme et femme nus
dated and numbered '23.9.55. II' (upper left)
India ink and wash on paper
10 x 13 in. (25.2 x 33 cm.)
Executed on 23 September 1955
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Homme et femme nus
dated and numbered '23.9.55. II' (upper left)
India ink and wash on paper
10 x 13 in. (25.2 x 33 cm.)
Executed on 23 September 1955
Homme et femme nus
dated and numbered '23.9.55. II' (upper left)
India ink and wash on paper
10 x 13 in. (25.2 x 33 cm.)
Executed on 23 September 1955
The artist's estate.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. XVI, Œuvres de 1953 à 1955, Paris, 1965, no. 450 (illustrated pl. 155).
Homme et femme nus is the second of a group of four ink drawings of a couple embracing which the artist executed on the 9th September 1955. Earlier in the summer of that year, Picasso and his partner Jacqueline Roque had moved to their new home, the villa 'La Californie' in Cannes. As had frequently been the case within Picasso’s oeuvre, a change in his domestic circumstances proved the catalyst for a renewed interest in depicting his relationship with his partner. In the present instance he reverted to a favoured subject: a couple making love.
In comparison to the other drawings of the group, the present work is by far the most focused on the physical interaction of the couple. Their passionate embrace is depicted via a complex composition of interlocking limbs, the two individuals dovetailing together to form one cohesive organism. A master of refinement for his works on paper, Picasso elegantly balances the three tones of outline, washed shadow and blank highlights to produce an image of sophistication and intimacy.
In comparison to the other drawings of the group, the present work is by far the most focused on the physical interaction of the couple. Their passionate embrace is depicted via a complex composition of interlocking limbs, the two individuals dovetailing together to form one cohesive organism. A master of refinement for his works on paper, Picasso elegantly balances the three tones of outline, washed shadow and blank highlights to produce an image of sophistication and intimacy.
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