Woman Looking out of a Window
Original Language TitleLa Femme à la Fenêtre
Artist
Pablo Ruiz y Picasso
(Spanish, 1881 - 1973)
Date1952
MediumAquatint
DimensionsOverall: 32 3/4 × 18 5/8 inches (83.19 × 47.31 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jane Wade in memory of Curt Valentin
Object number55-73/14
Signed(b.m.,pencil):"34/50 Picasso"
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Gallery LabelCompare this portrait of Françoise Gilot, Picasso’s lover, to the mask on your right. Can you see similar shapes and forms? Here, Picasso’s use of bold angles and strong play of light and dark references African sculpture. In 1907, Picasso visited the ethnographic museum at the Palais du Trocadéro in Paris and experienced an awakening. The abstract form and expressive power of African art would engage him throughout his life.
Copyright© Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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