Provenance
Sold by Saidenberg Gallery, New York, to Mr. Joseph Randall Shapiro, October 5, 1965 [invoice]; given to the Art Institute, 1996.
Accession Number
145870
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, and gouache, with touches of wiping (recto), and brush and gray wash, with touches of white-gray gouache and red wash (verso), on off-white white wove paper
Dimensions
40.8 × 30 cm (16 1/8 × 11 13/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Shapiro
Background & Context
Background Story
Pablo Picasso's double-sided drawing Seated Woman (recto) and Study (verso) (1941) is a pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash and gouache on off-white wove paper. This work from the World War II period features a seated woman on the recto and a study on the verso. Picasso remained in Paris during the German occupation, and his work from this period reflects the tension and constraint of life under occupation.
Cultural Impact
Picasso's wartime works reflect the constraints and tensions of life under the Nazi occupation of Paris.
Why It Matters
This double-sided drawing from 1941 captures Picasso's continuing creativity during the difficult war years.
