Description
Pablo Picasso – Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure)
| Year of creation: | 1908 |
| Original size: | 65.3 cm x 81.2 cm |
| Painting style: | Cubism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | The Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) – Pablo Picasso
Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) is a painting by Pablo Picasso from 1908: a strong female figure to the waist, with a face like a carved mask, in browns and ochres with a white blouse and a blue skirt. We paint our hand-painted study of Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 40 × 50 cm to 130 × 160 cm or in a custom size. Before Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) show?
In Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) the body is built from large, solid planes, as if carved from wood; the face has sharp features, the nose is a wedge and the eyes are just two slits. Picasso painted it in the summer of 1908 in the countryside near Paris, a year after Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, when he was turning the body into sculpture-like forms. The original Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) is in the Hermitage in St Petersburg.
How is our hand-painted study of Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) made?
Our painters paint the study of Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) by hand, with brushstrokes of different thickness, separately for every order. We paint in oil or acrylic, depending on the subject and the size, so the surface of Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) has a real paint texture that a print does not have. When Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) in 90 × 110 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 40 × 50 cm. Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) is available in 40 × 50 cm, 50 × 60 cm, 65 × 81 cm, 80 × 100 cm, 90 × 110 cm, 100 × 120 cm, 110 × 140 cm and 130 × 160 cm. A simple rule for Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure): it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) arrive, and when?
We ship Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) rolled in a sturdy tube, stretched on 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher bars, or framed – you choose when you order. Stretching and framing of Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure)
Is Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) a print?
No. Every brushstroke of Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure).
Is Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) Cubist?
It stands on the threshold of Cubism: the body is already broken into solid planes, but not yet shattered into small facets as later. Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) dates from 1908, when Cubism was just being born.
Is Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) a good gift?
Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) is a gift for a lover of Picasso, of early Cubism or of warm earth colours. If you are unsure which size of Farmer’s Wife (Half Figure) to choose, give a gift voucher.
