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Pablo Picasso — Femme nue à la guitare
Pablo Picasso

Femme nue à la guitare

"Femme nue à la guitare" (1914) is a Cubist work in which Picasso fragments and reassembles the female form and a guitar into interlocking geometric planes of muted colors. The painting exemplifies analytical Cubism's investigation of multiple viewpoints and the deconstruction of recognizable objects into abstract compositional elements. Through this radical dismantling of traditional representation, Picasso challenges the viewer to reconstruct meaning from fragmented forms rather than passively receiving a unified image.

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Collection Niomar Moniz Sodré Bittencourt | La Liberté pour dogme

April 10, 2025

Estimate: $1,200,000$1,800,000

Lot 7

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Pablo Picasso, Femme nue à la guitare

"Femme nue à la guitare" (1914) is a Cubist work in which Picasso fragments and reassembles the female form and a guitar into interlocking geometric planes of muted colors. The painting exemplifies analytical Cubism's investigation of multiple viewpoints and the deconstruction of recognizable objects into abstract compositional elements. Through this radical dismantling of traditional representation, Picasso challenges the viewer to reconstruct meaning from fragmented forms rather than passively receiving a unified image.

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Related themes

Analytical Cubism, 20th Century, Cubism, Female Nude, Guitar, Geometric Abstraction, Fragmented Form, Sensual Mood, Spanish Artist, Oil on Canvas

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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