Bust of a woman, arms raised 1922

"Bust of a Woman, Arms Raised" is a painting by Pablo Picasso created in 1922. The work depicts a woman's bust with her arms raised, seemingly reaching towards the viewer, and her head tilted downwards. The simplified forms and muted palette are characteristic of Picasso's Cubist style, which aimed to deconstruct traditional representational approaches. The sculpture-like quality of the figure and the use of simplified volumes further contribute to the work's Cubist aesthetic, highlighting the geometric nature of form and the fragmentation of perspective.