Special Exhibitions
Picasso: The Artist's Studio
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Picasso: The Artist's Studio |
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The Sculptor, December 7, 1931 The Sculptor, December 7, 1931Oil on plywood Musée National Picasso, Paris [Cat. no. 24] ©2001 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York In May 1931, Picasso took possession of the Château of Boisgeloup, an estate located about forty miles northwest of Paris. The more spacious accommodations provided Picasso an opportunity to move his art in new directions. He immediately converted a stable into a sculpture studio and immersed himself in creating a series of heads based on the features of his mistress, Marie-Thérèse Walter. Picasso's new involvement with sculpture also inspired a series of paintings on the theme of the artist in his studio, including this one depicting a sculptor contemplating a bust with the unmistakable features of Marie-Thérèse. Another sculpture of a seated woman rests on a pedestal in the background. The sculptor's body is stretched from head to toes, slipping into amorphous, rubbery matter. The flowing, flowering forms throughout the painting may refer to the creative process, as if the artist is imagining one variation growing out of another. Page 7 of 9 | On the next page: Palette, Candlestick, and Head of Minotaur, November 4, 1938 |
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