
Les baigneuses surprises (The Surprised Bathers), plate 14 from La Suite Vollard (Bl. 194, Ba. 355)
This etching from Picasso's ambitious Suite Vollard depicts a classical scene of female bathers interrupted by an intruding male figure, rendered in the artist's characteristic cubist and expressionist vocabulary. The composition combines fluid, organic forms with angular lines, creating a dynamic tension between the idealized nude figures and the distorted perspective that defies traditional representational space. Executed on fine Montval laid paper, the work exemplifies Picasso's mastery of the etching medium during this prolific period of printmaking in the 1930s.
- Medium
- Etching, on Montval laid paper watermarked
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- Auction House · Phillips
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March 28, 2025
Lot 22
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