Picasso painted this piece in 1932 of his mistress Marie Therese Walter using oil on canvas. In 1999 it sold for over 45 million dollars. This peice was one of several that Picasso painted as part of a rivalry with his contemporary, Henri Matisse. A very abstract picture, Picasso used smooth lines and bold colors to emphasize the women, elements that he borrowed from Matisse. This painting is important because of the external influences reminding us that even a painter with as distinct a style as Picasso does not exist in a vacuum.
Lacayo, Richard. "Art: When Henri Met Pablo." Time. 24 Feb 2003. Web. 18 Feb 2010. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1004290-2,00.html
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