Seated female nude 1959

Picasso painted this Seated Female Nude with oils on canvas, in a size of about 100 x 81 cm. Look at the making of the figure, the greys and creams laid on with urgency. You can see how the layers bleed and blend into each other. The figure sits with her legs drawn up to her chest, clasping her hands under her chin. Her face is split into segments, with a triangular nose and mismatched eyes staring at the viewer. The colour palette is predominantly muted greys and browns, with only a wash of sky blue in the background. There's a starkness to the figure's pose, a sense of introspection. The triangle near the groin is a strange little addition, right? This work reminds me of some of his later explorations with distorted forms and flattened perspectives, while the monochrome palette echoes the austerity of his earlier Blue Period. Its a conversation that stretches across the decades.