Female Nude

c. 1905

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

This drawing is a simple sketch of a woman in a dynamic pose, standing on her left foot with her right leg extended outward and the toe pointed. The woman is viewed from the side, her torso and head facing the right. Her left arm is bent at the elbow, holding a thin stick upward, and her right arm is outstretched toward the right. Her facial features are simple, and her hair is styled in a knot on top of her head. The woman is not wearing any clothing or accessories. The background is plain brown paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.43 × 24.13 cm (12 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.970


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Francis Biddle, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1960; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left corner in graphite: Picasso [underlined]; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: SP; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: Gray / mat / French

Wikidata ID

Q64618774

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