Pablo Picasso, Deux Femmes, Linocut, 27x32,5 cm

"Deux Femmes" belongs to the linocuts created by Pablo Picasso from 1958 to 1961. In this work we can see one of the most favourite subject from the cubism master for the linocuts: the bacchanals. This is the most high – spirited linocut's subject that serve as a vehicle for intense lines. The new appeal of Picasso's productions lines in their decorative and spirited character. The palette, for many of the linocuts, is limited to a rang of black – white tones. Basically Picasso produces the form and the depth of the immagine through printed progressed from light to dark ( generally the white paper was printed with a cream tone over all the surface) and than the black draw line build the real imagine. These lines characterize all the linocuts productions. This process give, both, a big three - dimensional effect and a full detailes image. The smoothness and the pliability of the linoleum makes all these possible. In this work we can see two shapely women. The first is lying down on a chais longue, meanwhile, the second one offers her a bottle. The face of one of the women is a clear reference to the african masks (artistic element cyclic in Picasso's works). The drawing's lines cross over the entire sheet of papier. Sometime they create a geometric effect (like in the image's bottom wall), otherwise, a sinuous effect, like the chais lounge's cloth. The tones progressed from gray to light blue. This linocut belongs to the riedition from 1962.