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Pablo Picasso L'Aubade, avec Femme Accoudee For Sale
Pablo Picasso
L'Aubade, avec Femme Accoudee, 1959
Linoleum cut printed in brown and reddish beige on Arches wove paper
24 3/8 x 29 1/2 in 61.9 x 74.9 cm
Edition
Artist Proof (No Edition of this State)
About this work
Pablo Picasso’s L’Aubade, avec Femme Accoudée, 1959, a linoleum cut printed in brown and reddish beige on Arches wove paper. It exemplifies Picasso’s mastery of the linocut medium during the late 1950s, when he redefined printmaking with bold simplification, dramatic contrasts, and sensual subjects.The composition depicts two figures: a reclining nude woman, propped up on her elbow (femme accoudée), and a male figure seated opposite her, dressed in traditional attire and seemingly playing a musical instrument. The title L’Aubade—referring to a dawn serenade—frames the scene as one of intimate, almost theatrical encounter.The reclining nude dominates the composition with her curving form, depicted in minimal but confident contour lines. Her body is monumental yet fluid, suggesting both classical repose and modern abstraction. The male figure, rendered with angular lines and sharp details, provides a visual counterbalance—his smaller, upright posture contrasting with her expansive, horizontal presence.The restricted palette of reddish beige against brown creates a strong graphic effect, while the simplification of line emphasizes gesture and rhythm over descriptive detail.This work is a striking example of Picasso’s experimentation with the linoleum cut (linocut), a medium he began to explore extensively in the mid-1950s. Unlike woodcuts or etchings, linocuts allowed for fluid carving and bold contrasts. In L’Aubade, avec Femme Accoudée, Picasso exploits the medium’s ability to combine broad planes of color with fine, incised lines, achieving both monumental solidity and delicate articulation.Printed on Arches wove paper, the image benefits from the paper’s smooth surface, which holds the ink evenly, allowing the interplay of tones to resonate with clarity.Thematically, the work reflects Picasso’s enduring fascination with the dialogue between male and female figures, here represented as musician and muse. The serenade, traditionally a symbol of courtship, becomes a metaphor for artistic inspiration: the man plays, the woman listens, her reclining body both passive and monumental, an eternal subject for art.The reduction of form to essential contours and planes reflects Picasso’s ability to merge classical subject matter with modernist abstraction. The nude recalls both Mediterranean antiquity and the voluptuous women of Picasso’s own imagination, while the simplified lines bring the scene into the realm of 20th-century innovation.L’Aubade, avec Femme Accoudée (1959) is a linoleum cut by Pablo Picasso, printed in brown and reddish beige on Arches wove paper. The composition depicts a reclining nude woman and a seated male musician, rendered in bold, simplified contours. Combining sensual subject matter with graphic abstraction, the work demonstrates Picasso’s mastery of linocut and his ability to transform traditional themes into modern expressions of rhythm, intimacy, and artistic dialogue.For more information or to buy L’Aubade, avec Femme Accoudée by Pablo Picasso, contact our galleries using the form below.
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