The woman in this couple, an important theme in Picasso's later years, has both eyes on one side of her face. Picasso first used this principle of simultaneously representing two aspects of a subject in his painting 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon' (1907) and continued to employ it throughout his life.
Specifications
| Title | Couple |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 143 cm Width 116 cm Depth 5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Pablo Picasso
|
| Accession number | 3042 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchase Stichting Fonds Willem van Rede. On permanent loan from the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, 1982 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1982 |
| Creation date | in 1970 |
| Collector | Collector / W. van Rede |
| Internal exhibitions |
De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) Lievelingen (2024) |
| External exhibitions |
Picasso: Peace and Freedom (2011) Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen @ Rijksmuseum (2023) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Spain > Southern Europe > Europe |
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Pablo Picasso
Malaga 1881 - Mougins 1973
Pablo Ruiz y Picasso demonstrated an exceptional talent even at an early age. After his family setted in Barcelona, he got to know the art of France and...
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