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View source →Woman in a Garden (Femme au jardin)
Pablo Picasso, 1938
Technical Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
195 × 130 cm (76.8 × 51.2 in)
Style
Expressionism / Cubism
Decade
1930s
About This Work
A woman sits in a garden, her figure rendered in the bold, expressive style of Picasso's late 1930s work. The face is fragmented and multi-perspectival, while the surrounding garden is rendered with a lush, almost decorative richness. The work combines the psychological intensity of his Dora Maar portraits with a more celebratory engagement with the natural world.
Painted in 1938, this large canvas reflects the complex emotional landscape of Picasso's life at the time — his relationship with Dora Maar, his anxiety about the approaching war, and his continued creative vitality. The garden setting provides a counterpoint to the anguished portraits of the same period.
Current Location
Musée National Picasso-Paris, Paris, France
Public Collection — Open to visitors
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2026 Estimated Value
$25–45 million (est.)
* Estimates are based on comparable auction results and market analysis. Not a formal appraisal.
Last Known Sale
No public auction record — held in permanent museum collection
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