Mother and Child (Study for Mother and Child)

1921
(Spanish, 1881–1973)
Sheet: 24.8 x 32.1 cm (9 3/4 x 12 5/8 in.)
© Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location: not on view

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Pablo Picasso had also explored depictions of mothers and children decades earlier, during his Blue Period.

Description

This drawing is a study for a painting of the same title, in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago today. Around the time it was made, Picasso gravitated toward an austere, linear style evocative of Classical art and timeless subjects. Here, a mother wears a Greek robe, gazing down at her newborn who reaches upward. The composition is one of over ten versions that Picasso created around this time.
Mother and Child (Study for Mother and Child)

Mother and Child (Study for Mother and Child)

1921

Pablo Picasso

(Spanish, 1881–1973)
Spain, 20th century

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