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PICASSO PENCIL DRAWING PROFILE OF A YOUNG WOMAN
Original drawing by Picasso, in grease pencil, depicting the profile of a young woman with a low neckline over her chest, signed and dated at the top left: 24.9.65
Year: 1965
Title:Portrait of a Woman in Profile
Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Signature: Dated and signed upper left
Dimensions: 27 × 18 cm
Description:
Original drawing by Pablo Picasso presenting a stylized profile of a woman, rendered with fluid yet deliberate pencil strokes. The elegant subject is shown in left-facing profile, her hair composed of a rhythmic play of curls, loops, and crosshatched textures that frame her composed features. Her large, expressive eye and delicate neckline suggest a sense of classical serenity while simultaneously revealing Picasso’s playful linear abstraction.
Created in 1965, this portrait reflects the late period of Picasso’s career, during which he embraced spontaneity, confidence, and minimalism in his drawing practice. The economy of line and ornamental composition in Portrait of a Woman in Profile captures the artist’s enduring fascination with the female figure—now distilled to its essential, lyrical essence. It is both a tribute to tradition and an assertion of Picasso’s bold artistic language.
Original drawing by Picasso, in grease pencil, depicting the profile of a young woman with a low neckline over her chest, signed and dated at the top left: 24.9.65
Year: 1965
Title:Portrait of a Woman in Profile
Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Signature: Dated and signed upper left
Dimensions: 27 × 18 cm
Description:
Original drawing by Pablo Picasso presenting a stylized profile of a woman, rendered with fluid yet deliberate pencil strokes. The elegant subject is shown in left-facing profile, her hair composed of a rhythmic play of curls, loops, and crosshatched textures that frame her composed features. Her large, expressive eye and delicate neckline suggest a sense of classical serenity while simultaneously revealing Picasso’s playful linear abstraction.
Created in 1965, this portrait reflects the late period of Picasso’s career, during which he embraced spontaneity, confidence, and minimalism in his drawing practice. The economy of line and ornamental composition in Portrait of a Woman in Profile captures the artist’s enduring fascination with the female figure—now distilled to its essential, lyrical essence. It is both a tribute to tradition and an assertion of Picasso’s bold artistic language.
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