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Pablo Picasso, Standing nude and seated women, 1939

SKU:  195270

Pablo Picasso, Standing nude and seated women, 1939

€57,12 EUR
€57,12 EUR
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Painted in 1939 on the brink of global war, Standing Nude and Seated Women reflects Pablo Picasso’s emotionally charged late-1930s style, shaped by the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and mounting European unrest. The composition juxtaposes two female figures—one upright, the other seated—creating a dynamic contrast between vertical tension and grounded mass.

Rather than classical idealization, Picasso renders the bodies with deliberate distortion. Limbs are elongated or compressed, faces fractured into shifting profiles, and anatomical forms simplified into bold, sculptural volumes. The figures occupy an ambiguous interior space, where flattened perspective and sharp contour lines heighten psychological intensity. The standing nude often appears angular and alert, while the seated figure feels heavier, more introspective—together forming a dialogue of movement and stillness.

The palette in works from this period tends toward muted earth tones, punctuated by sharper accents that energize the surface. Picasso’s assertive line defines the forms with immediacy, emphasizing structure over sensuality. The treatment of the nude is not decorative but expressive, transforming the human body into a vehicle for tension, vulnerability, and resilience.

In this painting, Picasso continues his reinvention of figurative art, using distortion and duality to reflect emotional complexity in an era marked by instability and profound change.

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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