Description
Pablo Picasso – La Toilette
| Year of creation: | 1906 |
| Original size: | 99 cm x 151 cm |
| Painting style: | Modernism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo, New York |
La Toilette – Pablo Picasso
La Toilette is a 1906 painting by Pablo Picasso: a naked young woman arranges her hair while a second woman in a blue dress holds a mirror for her. We paint our hand-painted study of La Toilette to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 40 × 60 cm to 130 × 200 cm or in a custom size. Before La Toilette is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does La Toilette show?
In La Toilette a slender naked young woman stands on the left with raised arms, pinning up her reddish hair, and beside her on the right a woman in a long blue dress with long dark hair holds a mirror in front of her, both on a soft pink-grey ground. Picasso painted it in his Rose Period, when he painted gentle, calm figures in warm tones, which is why La Toilette feels calm, beautiful and almost classical.
How is our hand-painted study of La Toilette made?
Our painters paint the study of La Toilette 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 La Toilette has a real paint texture that a print does not have. When La Toilette is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of La Toilette suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose La Toilette in 70 × 110 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 40 × 60 cm. La Toilette is available in 40 × 60 cm, 50 × 75 cm, 60 × 90 cm, 70 × 110 cm, 80 × 120 cm, 90 × 140 cm, 99 × 151 cm and 130 × 200 cm. The 99 × 151 cm size of La Toilette is the size of the original. A simple rule for La Toilette: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does La Toilette arrive, and when?
We ship La Toilette 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 La Toilette are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of La Toilette is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of La Toilette painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about La Toilette
Is La Toilette a print?
No. Every brushstroke of La Toilette is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order La Toilette in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint La Toilette in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order La Toilette.
What does the title La Toilette mean?
La Toilette is French for getting ready or dressing in the morning; the painting shows exactly that quiet moment in front of the mirror.
Is La Toilette a good gift?
La Toilette is a gift for a Picasso lover or for a bedroom or dressing room. If you are unsure which size of La Toilette to choose, give a gift voucher.
