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Dreamy and Anxious Woman in the Sculpture Studio

Before Fine art etching by Pablo Picasso titled Femme songeuse et inquiète dans l’atelier de sculpture (Dreamy and Anxious Woman in the Sculpture Studio). Created on May 4, 1933, it is part of his famous Vollard Suite, a set of 100 etchings produced between 1930 and 1937. The piece features a nude model seen from behind, another crouching on a large sculptured head of a bearded man, and reflects Picasso's neoclassical style from that period. Key Details Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973). Alternative Titles: Crouching Model, Torso and Bearded Head; Modèle accroupi, sculpture de dos et tête barbue. Series: The Vollard Suite (Plate 44). Subject: The bearded head is a recurring motif in the suite, symbolizing the sculptor and his creation. The female figure's features are often associated with his muse and model, Marie-Thérèse Walter. Medium: Etching and burin on paper.