Pablo Picasso

Nude Woman Lying in the Sun on the Beach

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About this artwork

This painting formerly belonged to Picasso's friend Roland Penrose. Penrose became determined to own it after seeing a reproduction of the painting in a magazine and being 'transfixed by that pair of black eyes which seemed to burn through any obstacle.' The theme of bathers on a beach occupies an important place in Picasso's work and recurs frequently. However, this is a particularly sexually aggressive image. The figure has her legs splayed open, while the phallic anchor points suggestively towards her.

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  • artist:
  • title:
    Nude Woman Lying in the Sun on the Beach
  • date created:
    1932
  • materials:
    Oil on canvas
  • measurements:
    33.00 x 40.00 cm; Framed: 63.50 x 70.00 x 5.00 cm
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    Long Loan, The Penrose Collection, 1994
  • accession number:
    GML 758
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  • subject:
  • glossary:
  • artwork photographed by:
    Antonia Reeve
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Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso