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Fine art by Pablo Picasso etching by Pablo Picasso titled Femme nue assise et trois têtes barbues (Seated Nude Woman and Three Bearded Heads) or alternatively Marie-Thérèse en idole et trois grecs barbus. Created in 1934, it is plate 25 of the Vollard Suite, a famous series of 100 etchings named after the art dealer Ambroise Vollard.Key DetailsArtist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973).Medium: Etching, burin, and aquatint on paper.Subject: The work features a seated nude woman on the left, identified as Picasso's muse and mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter, looking toward three bearded male heads on the right.Style: It is executed in a neoclassical style typical of his graphic works from the 1930s.Editions: The original 1934 edition was printed by Lacourière in a limited set of 260 impressions, often signed by Picasso in pencil. Later authorized recreations exist, such as a 1992 lithograph edition of 300.The Vollard Suite collection as a whole is known for tracing the "erotic and passionate love affair" between Picasso and Marie-Thérèse Walter, often employing themes of tenderness and mythology. |
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