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Original Pastel After Pablo Picasso – Reclining Nude – Cubist Modernism – Circa 1970s
A striking, hand-executed original pastel on textured paper, created after a composition by Pablo Picasso. This expressive work captures the bold geometry, fluid contours, and vibrant color relationships associated with Picasso’s modernist approach to the human figure.
The reclining female nude is rendered in luminous shades of rose, coral, orange, lavender, and charcoal black. Strong sweeping contours define the figure, while layered pastel pigments create areas of softness, depth, and contrast against the textured paper.
Unlike a commercially reproduced print, this is an individually executed pastel, with visible pigment application, blending, and variations in the surface that reflect the artist’s hand.
Artwork Details
* Medium: Original hand-executed pastel on textured paper
* Subject: Reclining female nude
* Style: Cubism, Modernism, Abstract Figurative
* Period: Believed to date to approximately the 1970s; exact date undetermined
* Artwork Dimensions: 21” × 17”
* Framed Dimensions: 24.5” × 19.75”
* Signature: Bears the name “Picasso”; signature not authenticated
* Presentation: Champagne-silver-tone frame with double matting
* Condition: Attractive overall presentation with minor surface irregularities and light creasing visible upon close inspection
Artistic Character & Collector Appeal
Inspired by Picasso’s exploration of the reclining female form, this pastel combines geometric abstraction with expressive color and movement. The interplay of dark contours and warm pastel tones gives the composition a distinctive visual presence.
Believed to have been executed during the latter 20th century, possibly the 1970s, the work reflects the continuing influence of Picasso’s modernist compositions on artists working in traditional media.
Acquired from a private estate collection, this substantial framed pastel offers an appealing example of hand-executed figurative modernism.
Attribution
This artwork is offered as an original pastel executed after Pablo Picasso, by an unidentified artist. Although it bears the name “Picasso,” it is not being represented as an authenticated work by Pablo Picasso.
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