Stories & Videos
First Look

Picasso's Femme nue Couchée: Contours of a Carnal Love

New York | 17 May 2022

Picasso's Femme nue Couchée: Contours of a Carnal Love

Playing in 0:05:

Femme nue couchée is one of Picasso’s most monumental and uninhibited portrayals of his muse Marie-Thérèse Walter. A crowning achievement of painterly verve, energy and manipulation of the human form, the present work succinctly synthesizes the artist’s groundbreaking achievements of the late 1920s and early 1930s into one colorful, dynamic canvas. This work will be offered as a highlight in Sotheby's Modern Evening Auction, 17 May 2022.

Past Auction
Modern Evening Auction
17 May 2022 | 7:00 PM EDT | New York

More from Sotheby's

Type: video
Category: The London Sales
Bacon, Soutine, Dubuffet: Celebrating Works From a Distinguished Private Collection | In The Gallery
Type: video
Category: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined
Granddaughter of Pablo Picasso, Diana Widmaier Picasso, in conversation with Sotheby’s Simon Shaw
Type: video
Category: The London Sales
The London Sales | Sotheby's Presents
Type: video
Category: 150 Years of Impressionism
The Legacy of Paul Signac: Master of Colour
Type: video
Category: 150 Years of Impressionism
The Legacy of Vincent van Gogh: Pioneer of Modern Art | Expert Voices
Type: video
Category: 150 Years of Impressionism
Celebrating 150 Years of Impressionism | Sotheby's
Type: video
Category: Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès
Inside Hubert Guerrand-Hermès' Elegant Collection | Great Collectors | Sotheby's
Type: video
Category: Expert Voices
How Jindřich Štyrský Shaped Czech Surrealism | Expert Voices | Sotheby's
Type: video
Category: The New York Sales
Great Collectors: The (Art) World through the Neumann’s Glass
Type: video
Category: Expert Voices
Expert Voices: Picasso’s Buste de femme
Type: video
Category: Expert Voices
How American Collectors Cemented Claude Monet's Legacy
Type: video
Category: The New York Sales
Sotheby's Presents: Modern Day Auction

Stay informed with Sotheby’s top stories, videos, events & news.

Receive the best from Sotheby’s delivered to your inbox.

By subscribing you are agreeing to Sotheby’s Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe from Sotheby’s emails at any time by clicking the “Manage your Subscriptions” link in any of your emails.

Stay informed with Sotheby’s top stories, videos, events & news.

Receive the best from Sotheby’s delivered to your inbox.

By subscribing you are agreeing to Sotheby’s Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe from Sotheby’s emails at any time by clicking the “Manage your Subscriptions” link in any of your emails.