Description
Pablo Picasso – Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
| Year of creation: | 1907 |
| Original size: | 233.7 cm x 243.9 cm |
| Painting style: | Cubism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | Museum of Modern Art New York |
The video on this page (0:36) first shows close-ups of the figures in red, pink and blue planes, where a hand with a fine brush adds the last strokes, then the whole hand-painted painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon unframed on an easel among frame samples and the figure with a raised arm, and finally the mask-like face in thick brushstrokes.
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon – Pablo Picasso
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is a painting by Pablo Picasso from 1907: five nude women in pink, orange and blue, with sharp, angular bodies and mask-like faces, look straight at the viewer. We paint our hand-painted study of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 70 × 70 cm to 234 × 244 cm or in a custom size. Before Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does Les Demoiselles d’Avignon show?
In Les Demoiselles d’Avignon the bodies are cut into sharp planes, the space behind them breaks like glass, and the two women on the right have faces that recall African and Iberian masks; at the bottom lies a bowl of fruit. With it, in 1907, Picasso broke with the traditional way of showing body and space, which is why it is seen as the start of Cubism. The original Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
How is our hand-painted study of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon made?
Our painters paint the study of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon 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 Les Demoiselles d’Avignon has a real paint texture that a print does not have. The first photograph shows our finished study of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, still unframed, on the easel, and the second, taken at an angle, shows the brushstrokes and the edge of the canvas. When Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose Les Demoiselles d’Avignon in 110 × 120 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 70 × 70 cm. Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is available in 70 × 70 cm, 90 × 90 cm, 110 × 120 cm, 130 × 140 cm, 150 × 160 cm, 180 × 190 cm, 200 × 210 cm and 234 × 244 cm. A simple rule for Les Demoiselles d’Avignon: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does Les Demoiselles d’Avignon arrive, and when?
We ship Les Demoiselles d’Avignon 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 Les Demoiselles d’Avignon are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
Is Les Demoiselles d’Avignon a print?
No. Every brushstroke of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order Les Demoiselles d’Avignon in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint Les Demoiselles d’Avignon in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.
Why is Les Demoiselles d’Avignon so important?
Because in it Picasso first broke body and space into planes and showed them from several sides at once. Les Demoiselles d’Avignon of 1907 is therefore the starting point of Cubism and of 20th-century modern art.
Is Les Demoiselles d’Avignon a good gift?
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is a gift for a lover of Picasso, of Cubism or of bold modern art. If you are unsure which size of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon to choose, give a gift voucher.
