About this artwork
This drawing is a satirical self-portrait of the aged Picasso (who was eighty-six years old at the time) and his naked model. She is his muse, Jacqueline Rocque, whom he married in 1961. Sitting on a chamberpot, as if incontinent, he points his phallic pipe in her direction. A common theme in Picasso's later work is a clothed older man looking at a young naked woman. This was influenced by Manet's celebrated painting 'Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe.'
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title:Homme et femme [Man and Woman]
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date created:1967
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materials:Pastel, coloured pencil and wash on paper
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measurements:55.60 x 75.20 cm (framed: 68.70 x 88.30 x 3.70 cm)
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credit line:Purchased with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Art Fund 1995
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accession number:GMA 3892
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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...