Picasso the Sculptor - ACE017.3

The Crucifixion after Grünewald / La Crucifixion (Grünewald) (1932), and Femme sur socle (Baigneuse allongée) / Reclining Bather (1931) illustrating Picasso’s anatomical skills. Statuettes including two Baigneuse (1931-1932). The bronze La femme au feuillage (1934) has "an impressive presence". Femme accoudée (1933). The Reaper / Le faucheur (1943), the head formed from the imprint of a lemon squeezer. Photograph of Picasso at table with bread roll "hands". Commentary talks about use of found objects in which "nondescript trash finds favour and takes on an appropriate meaning…": Bull’s Head / Tête de taureau (1942). La grue / The Crane (1952), The Baboon with her Child / Le guenon et son petit (1951) – different views showing toy car of the top of the head. Photographs of Picasso with various objects. Woman with a Pushchair / La femme à la poussette (1950). Girl Skipping / Petite fille sautant à la corde (1950). The Goat / La chèvre (1950). Goat, Skull and Bottle / Crâne de chèvre, bouteille et bougie (1951). La liseuse (1952). Petit hibou (1953). Four figures made from broken toys, bits of wood, etc.; Figure (1935). Three angular metal figures including Le jeune homme (1958). Baigneuse jouant (1958). Bouquet de fleurs (1951). Bronze vase of flowers. Torn paper with cigarette burn holes representing a child’s head. Four sculptures of "rough boards and blocks of wood" including Mère et enfant (1953) and other "dolls". Group of women’s faces painted on sheet-metal including Sylvette (1954). Two Footballer / Footballeur (1961)