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Pablo Picasso, Bather with a red pouf, 1930

SKU:  195420

Pablo Picasso, Bather with a red pouf, 1930

€61,88 EUR
€61,88 EUR
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Bather with a Red Pouf is a striking example of Pablo Picasso’s exploration of the human figure during the early 1930s, a period marked by intense experimentation and emotional complexity. Created in 1930, the painting belongs to Picasso’s celebrated series of bathers, where the female body is transformed into fluid, surreal, and often fragmented forms that challenge conventional representation.

In this work, Picasso depicts a distorted female figure positioned near what appears to be a red pouf or cushion, though the object itself merges ambiguously with the surrounding environment. The composition is dominated by bold contrasts of color—particularly yellow, green, black, white, and deep red—which create a theatrical and dreamlike atmosphere. The figure’s body seems to dissolve into abstract shapes, with exaggerated curves and biomorphic forms that reflect Picasso’s engagement with Surrealism, even though he never formally joined the movement.

The painting demonstrates Picasso’s fascination with metamorphosis: body parts become ambiguous, spatial relationships collapse, and the boundaries between figure and object blur. The bather appears simultaneously sensual and unsettling, embodying both vitality and distortion. This tension reflects Picasso’s personal life at the time, particularly his complex relationship with his young muse Marie-Thérèse Walter, whose presence influenced many of his sensual and experimental works from this period.

Rather than presenting a peaceful seaside scene, Picasso transforms the traditional theme of the bather into something psychologically charged and modern. Bather with a Red Pouf captures his ability to reinvent classical subjects through radical abstraction, creating a work that feels playful, erotic, and deeply enigmatic.

Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* Standard shipping fee: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

* UPS standard: The orders will be sent with UPS expedited option. The delivery time it's between 5-11 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

* UPS express: The orders will be sent with UPS express saver. The delivery time it's between 4-7 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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