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Pablo Picasso — Visage aux mains (Face with Hands) (A.R. 321)
Pablo Picasso

Visage aux mains (Face with Hands) (A.R. 321)

"Visage aux mains" is a print created by Picasso that exemplifies his Cubist approach to portraiture, fragmenting facial features and hands into geometric planes and multiple perspectives. The work demonstrates Picasso's characteristic distortion of the human form, where recognizable elements like eyes, nose, and hands are reassembled in an abstract composition that challenges traditional representation. As part of Picasso's extensive graphic output catalogued in the Archive of Prints (A.R.), this piece reflects his continued experimentation with printmaking techniques to explore the expressive potential of the human face.

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January 23, 2025

Lot 61

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Pablo Picasso, Visage aux mains (Face with Hands) (A.R. 321)

"Visage aux mains" is a print created by Picasso that exemplifies his Cubist approach to portraiture, fragmenting facial features and hands into geometric planes and multiple perspectives. The work demonstrates Picasso's characteristic distortion of the human form, where recognizable elements like eyes, nose, and hands are reassembled in an abstract composition that challenges traditional representation. As part of Picasso's extensive graphic output catalogued in the Archive of Prints (A.R.), this piece reflects his continued experimentation with printmaking techniques to explore the expressive potential of the human face.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Expressive and fragmented, Cubism, Geometric Composition, Portraiture, Modern Art, Surrealist Influence, Spanish Artist, Abstracted facial features, Oil on Canvas

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Richard Caswell, Sebastián In Situ, Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Sebastián Naranjo, Alex Capecelatro