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Pablo Picasso, 1954
Technical Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
116 × 88.5 cm (45.7 × 34.8 in)
Style
Expressionism / Late Period
Decade
1950s
About This Work
Jacqueline with Crossed Hands presents Jacqueline Roque seated with her hands gathered in her lap. Strong contour, a compressed palette, and the emphatic profile organize the portrait around posture and gaze rather than an elaborate setting. The crossed hands can be read as a compositional anchor: they stabilize the figure while the more animated line around the head and face gives the painting its late-period energy.
Dated 1954, this oil on canvas belongs to the early phase of Picasso's long engagement with Jacqueline Roque as a subject. The catalog identifies the Musée National Picasso-Paris as the holding institution and records the work's 116 × 88.5 cm format. Jacqueline became a recurrent presence in Picasso's later work, but the catalog avoids reducing the portrait to claims about her personal character or private relationship; it centers the documented sitter, date, medium, and visual construction instead. A mismatched reproduction has been removed pending a verified image source.
Current Location
Musée National Picasso-Paris, Paris, France
Public Collection — Open to visitors
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2026 Estimated Value
Priceless / Not for sale
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Last Known Sale
No public auction record — held in permanent museum collection
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