Young Woman Seated in an Armchair 1921 - 1922

This is ‘Young Woman Seated in an Armchair’ by Pablo Picasso, and it looks like it was made with ink and wash on paper. The palette is restrained, almost monochromatic, but it's the application that gets me – the way the wash is dragged across the page, leaving these streaky trails. The lines aren't precious; they feel immediate, searching. Look at the hands, clasped loosely in her lap. There's a real sense of weight, of form, even though it’s rendered with such economy. It’s a drawing, but it feels sculptural, y’know? Picasso's genius, for me, is his ability to suggest so much with so little. The transparency of the wash creates depth, an ethereal quality that reminds me a bit of some of Giacometti’s drawings. It's like he’s not just depicting a woman in a chair, but also the very act of seeing, of trying to capture something fleeting. What do you think?