Twentieth Century Modern Masters
Nude Woman
Nude Woman is an etching by Pablo Picasso, created in 1933 as plate 83 of the Vollard Suite, the series of one hundred etchings commissioned by the Paris dealer Ambroise Vollard between 1930 and 1937. The composition shows a nude woman seated with her knees drawn up, placing a wreath of flowers upon her head, a gesture that is at once intimate and ceremonial.
Picasso’s line is spare and assured: the figure is built from fluid, economical marks that convey both physical presence and elegance, with the crown of flowers introducing a note of celebration against the solitary, contemplative mood of the pose. The image belongs to the later stages of the Vollard Suite, when Picasso’s treatment of the female nude grew more personal and psychologically complex, drawing on classical themes of transformation and self-awareness alongside the softer visual language associated with Marie-Thérèse Walter, who influenced much of his work of this period.
This impression was printed by Roger Lacourière, Paris, and published by Ambroise Vollard; it is documented under Bloch 190, Baer 349.B.d and Orozco 480.
Why This Work Matters
Nude Woman belongs to the later, more personal phase of the Vollard Suite, one of the defining print projects of the twentieth century. Signed by the artist and documented across three separate catalogues of Picasso's graphic work, it offers a clearly identified route into one of the central series of his printmaking career.
Catalogue Entry
- Artist
- Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
- Title
- Nude Woman
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- Original etching
- Support
- Montval paper, with the Vollard watermark
- Signature
- Signed by the artist
- Printer
- Roger Lacourière, Paris
- Publisher
- Ambroise Vollard, Paris
- Literature
- Bloch 190; Baer 349.B.d; Orozco 480
- Reference
- 378
Price on Request
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