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Picasso’s portrait Fernande with a Black Mantilla serves as transitional work in the artist’s oeuvre. The work is somewhat expressionistic and romantic, incorporating a subdued tonality paired with lively brushstrokes. The painting portrays Picasso’s mistress, Fernande Olivier, wearing a mantilla; perhaps symbolizing the artist’s Spanish origins. However, the stylization of her face and the abbreviated features it possesses echo Picasso’s interest in the abstraction and solidity within Iberian sculpture. This would later influence his subsequent works. This specific painting serves as the first in his imminent experiments with abstraction; consisting of an investigation of space, volume, and perception, culminating in the invention of Cubism.
SKU: 6101
Creator: Pablo Picasso
Date: 1905-06
Original Medium: oil on canvas
Original Size: 39 3/8 x 31 7/8 in.
Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
© Succession Picasso 2011
Fernande with a Black Mantilla (Fernande à la mantille noire)
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We Offer High Quality
Custom Framing
We use the highest quality wood in our modern shop to create custom frames, frame your print with precision-cut acid-free mat board, and mount it behind a UV-blocking semi-gloss plexiglass to protect your art from the sun, dust, pollution, heat, and humidity. Then we add finishing touches like wall hanging mount, wall friendly bumpers and a protective backing.