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View source →Pablo Picasso, May 21, 1962
Medium
Graphite on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
41.9 × 27 cm (16 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.)
Style
Late Picasso
Decade
1960s
The official Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois record identifies Six Busts of Women as a Pablo Picasso graphite, dated May 21, 1962, in Graphite on ivory wove paper. This drawing presents six studies for Picasso’s monumental sculpture in Richard J. Daley Plaza in Chicago, unveiled in 1967. Although Picasso claimed the sculpture was inspired by his dog, an Afghan hound, others have suggested it is reminiscent of his model Sylvette David (born 1934).
Six Busts of Women is grouped under Late Period for gallery navigation using the date published by Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. This period label provides high-level art-historical orientation and does not supersede the primary collection record. The institutional credit line is: Purchased with funds provided by William E. Hartmann.
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Last Known Sale
No public auction record — held in permanent museum collection
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