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Pablo Picasso — Face with palm-leaves (Visage aux palmes)
Pablo Picasso

Face with palm-leaves (Visage aux palmes)

A striking example of Picasso's signature Cubist style, this work presents a fragmented and abstracted human face, its features rearranged and viewed from multiple perspectives simultaneously. Lush palm leaves weave through and around the composition, adding an organic, tropical rhythm that contrasts with the angular distortions of the figure. The interplay between the natural foliage and the deconstructed face reflects Picasso's lifelong fascination with merging the human form with its surrounding environment.

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October 17, 2018

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Pablo Picasso, Face with palm-leaves (Visage aux palmes)

A striking example of Picasso's signature Cubist style, this work presents a fragmented and abstracted human face, its features rearranged and viewed from multiple perspectives simultaneously. Lush palm leaves weave through and around the composition, adding an organic, tropical rhythm that contrasts with the angular distortions of the figure. The interplay between the natural foliage and the deconstructed face reflects Picasso's lifelong fascination with merging the human form with its surrounding environment.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Portrait, Contemplative Mood, Cubism, Botanical Motif, Muted Palette, Male Artist, Facial Study, Modern Era, Spanish Artist, Master Artist, Fragmented Forms

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