1927
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1927 ink by Pablo Picasso, depicting Clothed Male, Naked Female, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a woman sitting on a stool, her body drawn with quick, scratchy lines. Picasso made this in 1927, right when he was playing with sharp angles and soft curves at the same time. The etching needle lets him carve light and shadow straight into the metal plate—no brush, no paint. If you like how the lines feel alive, look up the technique called drypoint next.
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor who spent most of his adult life in France.
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