| Two Girls Reading | |
|---|---|
| French: Deux Enfants Lisant | |
| Artist | Pablo Picasso |
| Completion date | March 28, 1934 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Movement | Cubism |
| Subject | Two side-by-side figures sitting at a table and reading a book |
| Dimensions | 43 3/8 in x 35 3/16 in x 3 in (110.17 cm x 89.38 cm x 7.62 cm) |
| Location | University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Two Girls Reading (French: Deux Enfants Lisant) is a 1934 painting by Pablo Picasso. Since 1994, it has been at the University of Michigan Museum of Art.[1]
In 2002, UMMA included it in an exhibition called Picasso: Masterworks of the Collection.[2][3]
Subject matter
[edit]The figure on the left is thought to be Marie-Thérèse Walter, the twenty-three-year-old woman who gave birth to Picasso's daughter Maïa in 1935.[1][4][2] The figure on the right is thought to be either Walter's sister, or Picasso's first wife Olga Koklova.[1]
The painting shows Picasso's "fascination with the subject of women engaged in everyday activities and are united in their ability to convey intensity and peaceful contemplation simultaneously."[3]
See also
[edit]- Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Two Girls Reading (Jeunes Filles Lisant), 1891
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir, The Two Sisters (Les Deux Soeurs), 1889
- Robert Reid (American painter), Two Girls Reading, No Date
- Henri Lebasque, Reading in the Park (Jeunes filles lisant dans le parc), No Date
- Jenny Montigny, Two Girls Reading (Deux Filles Lisant), No Date
- Ludvig Find, Two girls reading a book (To små piger læser i en bog), No Date
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Exchange: Two Girls Reading (Deux Enfants Lisant)". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ a b "Over 30 pieces decorate Picasso's masterwork exhibit here at the 'U'". The Michigan Daily. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ a b "University of Michigan | Museum of Art (UMMA)". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ "Two Girls Reading (Deux Enfants Lisant) | UMMA Dialogues - Many Voices". tap.ummaintra.net. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
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