1902, Pablo Picasso, Mother and Child by the Sea -- Phillips Collection (Washington) (special exhibition)
From the special exhibition label: Enlarged and made monumental, this young mother tenderly rests her chin on the head of her child, whom she holds closely to her chest as she stands alone on an empty seashore. While her white scarf, green shawl, and blue robe recall the clothing of a saint, the red flower she holds signifies the loss of her virginity. Significantly, she resembles a woman who holds a flower in a 1900 poster advertising medical services to treat syphilis in Barcelona. The stillness of this painting and the boat in its middle ground are adapted from Pierre Puvis de Chavannes’s famous painting The Poor Fisherman (1881; Musée d’Orsay, Paris).
Link to a high-resolution close-up photo of details from this painting.
1902, Pablo Picasso, Mother and Child by the Sea -- Phillips Collection (Washington) (special exhibition)
From the special exhibition label: Enlarged and made monumental, this young mother tenderly rests her chin on the head of her child, whom she holds closely to her chest as she stands alone on an empty seashore. While her white scarf, green shawl, and blue robe recall the clothing of a saint, the red flower she holds signifies the loss of her virginity. Significantly, she resembles a woman who holds a flower in a 1900 poster advertising medical services to treat syphilis in Barcelona. The stillness of this painting and the boat in its middle ground are adapted from Pierre Puvis de Chavannes’s famous painting The Poor Fisherman (1881; Musée d’Orsay, Paris).
Link to a high-resolution close-up photo of details from this painting.