Two Girls Reading
| Two Girls Reading | |
|---|---|
| Deux enfants lisant (French) | |
 | |
| Artist | Pablo Picasso |
| Year | 1934 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Movement | Cubism |
| Dimensions | 91 cm × 70 cm (36 in × 27.5 in) |
| Location |
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 who 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]- 1 2 3 "Exchange: Two Girls Reading (Deux Enfants Lisant)". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- 1 2 "Over 30 pieces decorate Picasso's masterwork exhibit here at the 'U'". The Michigan Daily. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- 1 2 "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.