Standing Nude
The uncanny resemblance of this figure's face to Picasso's own suggests that he may have begun the drawing as a self-portrait. Very quickly, however, he transformed it into a full-figured bather, reminiscent of the ample nudes that Renoir painted at the end of his career, which Picasso and others in his circle admired. The artist lavished attention on this drawing using a delicate pencil technique.
Artwork Details
- Title: Standing Nude
- Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)
- Date: 1922
- Medium: Graphite on paper
- Dimensions: 16 3/8 × 11 1/2 in. (41.6 × 29.2 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Gregoire Tarnopol, 1979, and Gift of Alexander Tarnopol, 1980
- Object Number: 1980.21.22
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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