Pablo Picasso, The woman at the window, 1952
SKU: 195393
Pablo Picasso, The woman at the window, 1952
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Painted in 1952, The Woman at the Window reflects Pablo Picasso’s mature exploration of the female figure as both subject and symbol. During this period, Picasso revisited classical themes—portraiture, domestic interiors, and the seated or standing woman—yet filtered them through his unmistakable language of distortion, bold contour, and expressive simplification. The window motif becomes central here, serving as both a physical boundary and a metaphorical threshold between interior life and the outside world.
The composition presents a woman positioned near or before a window, her form rendered through dynamic lines and flattened planes. Picasso breaks down the figure into interlocking shapes, combining profile and frontal views in a single image, a hallmark of his continued engagement with Cubist principles. The result is a figure that feels both stable and shifting, as though seen from multiple perspectives at once.
Color plays a vital role in structuring the scene. Contrasts between interior tones and the light beyond the window create a subtle tension, reinforcing the duality of private contemplation and outward gaze. The figure’s posture—often calm, slightly introspective—suggests a moment of pause, inviting the viewer to consider her emotional state.
The Woman at the Window stands as a refined example of Picasso’s late style: confident, inventive, and deeply personal. It transforms a quiet domestic moment into a layered exploration of perception, identity, and space, demonstrating once again Picasso’s ability to renew familiar subjects with remarkable vitality.
Materials
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
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
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
Care Instructions
The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.
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