Femme aux bras croisés

by Pablo Picasso

Artist Pablo Picasso (Spanien, 1881 - 1973)

Alternate Title

Woman with Arms Crossed
Kvinna med korslagda armar

Date1948

MediumBronze

Dimensions24,3 x 8,7 x 7 cm

ClassificationSculptures

Credit LinePurchase 1953

Countries

Spain

Object NumberNMSK 1578

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkPablo Picasso was one of few artists who remained in Paris during the occupation in the Second World War. The Nazis called his art “degenerate” and banned him from exhibiting. Picasso, who was a classically trained artist, resumed sculpting for the first time in many years. Sculpture allowed him to make playful experiments. Bronze was reserved for the war effort, and all art casting was prohibited. So, Picasso took his sculptures to the foundry at night. Using the traditional material became an act of resistance. When Paris was liberated, Picasso could again travel in the Mediterranean region, where his encounters with the sculptures and idols of antiquity inspired him to make a few smaller bronzes.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Inristat "2/10", Stämpel baktill på plattans översida: "C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE" På undersidan etikett "tryckt Ø3146 med bläck "52004 B." tullstämpel "Douanes Paris Expositions" (Obs etiketten saknas 2002-11-18!) Selected exhibition history Pablo Picasso (1988-1989) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Picasso och Medelhavets myter (1997) Louisiana, Museum for Moderne Kunst, Humlebaek The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Moderna Museet besöker Bildmuseet i Umeå : 28 maj 1994 - 5 mars 1995Picasso och Medelhavets myter : [Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna 15/2 - 19/5 1997]

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