Pablo Picasso, Femme couchée et homme au grand chapeau, Linocut, 27x32,5 cm

"Femme cuochée et home au grand chapeau" 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 a lied down woman with lift arms and in front page on the left a man playng the harmonica. The tones progressed from light brown to dark brown. This linocut belongs to the riedition from 1962.