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Pablo Picasso — Deux Nus
Pablo Picasso

Deux Nus

Two nude female figures are rendered in Picasso's characteristically bold and expressive style, their forms simplified and distorted through confident pencil lines and rich gouache pigments. The work reflects the artist's early exploration of the human body, balancing raw gestural energy with a deliberate sense of composition. Earthy tones and fluid contours bring an intimate, sculptural quality to the figures as they exist in quiet, contemplative harmony.

Medium
gouache and pencil on paper

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

November 16, 2017

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Pablo Picasso, Deux Nus

Two nude female figures are rendered in Picasso's characteristically bold and expressive style, their forms simplified and distorted through confident pencil lines and rich gouache pigments. The work reflects the artist's early exploration of the human body, balancing raw gestural energy with a deliberate sense of composition. Earthy tones and fluid contours bring an intimate, sculptural quality to the figures as they exist in quiet, contemplative harmony.

Medium
gouache and pencil on paper
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Contemplative Mood, Cubism, Male Artist, Early 20th Century, Muted Tones, Intimate Mood, Figurative Art, Works on Paper, Nude, Spanish Artist, Gouache And Pencil, Nude Studies, Master Artist, Nude Study, Figurative

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Collected by

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