Girl in a Chemise c.1905 by Pablo Picasso
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
King, Annette
Ormsby, Bronwyn
Date published
2017
Abstract
Picasso transformed an earlier painting of a boy to create this profile of a slender young woman. This paper uses X-radiography and infrared imaging to look beneath the surface of the painting and unravel the way in which Picasso transformed the male figure into a female figure with a few deft brushstrokes. The contemporary Parisian context and the identity of the sitter are discussed, as well as the skill and delicacy of Picasso’s early painting techniques.
Journal title
Tate Papers
Issue
28
Publisher
Tate
Place of publication
UK
ISSN
1753-9854
Rights statement
In Copyright
Collection