Femme au fauteuil songeuse [ Woman in an Armchair Dreaming (plate 21 from The Vollard Suite) ]
About this artwork
The figure in this etching is based on the looking of Marie-Thérèse Walter, one of Picasso’s partners. The print is part of 'The Vollard Suite', which comprises 100 etchings and engravings and dates from 1930-37. It may have been commissioned by Ambroise Vollard, Picasso’s dealer, though that is uncertain. He certainly intended to publish it, but died before he could do so. It was later published by Roger Lacourière in an edition of 260 sets. The style of the prints is broadly classical, and in this respect, the Vollard Suite continues the pattern Picasso had embarked upon in an earlier book project, illustrations for Ovid’s 'Metamorphoses', which he worked on from 1930-3.
Updated before 2020
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title:Femme au fauteuil songeuse [ Woman in an Armchair Dreaming (plate 21 from The Vollard Suite) ]
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date created:1934
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:27.40 x 19.80 cm; paper size: 45.00 x 35.00 cm (framed: 58.00 x 45.70 x 3.50 cm)
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credit line:The Henry and Sula Walton collection: bequeathed 2012
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accession number:GMA 5314
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
The son of an artist, Picasso was born in Málaga, Spain, and studied at art school in Barcelona. He visited Paris in 1900 and after several extended stays settled there in 1904. Picasso was a hugely prolific and highly influential artist who worked in numerous styles throughout his life. His cubist...