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Jacqueline with Soft Hair

Printer Hidalgo Arnéra French
1962
Not on view
Considered the preeminent printmaker of the twentieth century, Picasso made about 2,500 prints during his career. It was not until 1939, however, that he began experimenting with linocut. In this portrait, a simplified image of his wife Jacqueline, Picasso marked the pliant surface of a linoleum block with a series of scratchy lines and printed it solely in black, creating a rich chiaroscuro.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Jacqueline with Soft Hair
  • Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)
  • Printer: Hidalgo Arnéra
  • Publisher: Galerie Louise Leiris (Paris)
  • Date: 1962
  • Medium: Linocut
  • Dimensions: block: 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (34.9 x 27 cm)
    sheet: 24 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (62.9 x 44.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kramer Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kramer, 1979
  • Object Number: 1979.620.80
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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