Provenance
Huldschinsky, Berlin (possibly Paul (1889–1947), Santa Monica, CA). Mrs. A. Furstenberg, Amsterdam (possibly Aniela (Lella) Henriette Huldschinsky (née Fürstenberg; 1891–1978)). Sold by Kurt M. Stern (c. 1895–April 1962), New York, to Wildenstein Gallery, New York, 1950. Mrs. Aline B. Saarinen (née Locheim), New York, from February 1954; estate of Aline B. Saarinen to Wildenstein Gallery, New York, May 1973; sold by Wildenstein Gallery, New York, to Mrs. Linda F. Berman, New York, September 21, 1973; given by Dr. Irwin Berman to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2014.
Accession Number
227620
Medium
Pen and black ink on tan wove paper
Dimensions
Sight: 11 × 12 cm (4 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Irwin Berman in honor of Dr. Laura Berman and family
Background & Context
Background Story
Pablo Picasso's The Two Friends (c. 1905) is a pen and black ink drawing on tan wove paper from his Rose Period. Two female figures, perhaps friends or companions, are rendered with the delicate, expressive line characteristic of this period. The Rose Period followed the Blue Period and introduced warmer colors and more optimistic subjects.
Cultural Impact
Picasso's Rose Period marked a shift from the melancholy of the Blue Period to a more gentle and poetic mood.
Why It Matters
This pen drawing of two friends from the Rose Period captures the gentle poetic mood of this phase of Picasso's career.
