Picasso and Ingres come face to face at Norton Simon Museum in October

Left, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867), ‘Madame Moitessier,’ 1856. Oil on canvas, 120 by 92.1cm. © The National Gallery, London; Right, Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), ‘Woman with a Book,’ 1932. Oil on canvas, 51 3/8 by 38 1/2in. (130.5 by 97.8cm). The Norton Simon Foundation. © 2022 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Left, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867), ‘Madame Moitessier,’ 1856. Oil on canvas, 120 by 92.1cm. © The National Gallery, London; Right, Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), ‘Woman with a Book,’ 1932. Oil on canvas, 51 3/8 by 38 1/2in. (130.5 by 97.8cm). The Norton Simon Foundation. © 2022 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

PASADENA, Calif. — The Norton Simon Museum is delighted to present Picasso Ingres: Face to Face, an exhibition that brings together two extraordinary, interrelated paintings for the first time: Pablo Picasso’s Woman with a Book (1932) and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s Madame Moitessier (1856). A partnership between the Norton Simon Museum and the National Gallery, London, this exhibition explores Picasso’s long-standing fascination with Ingres and the generative process that resulted from his confrontation with a celebrated work of art. It will be on view at the Norton Simon Museum from October 21 to January 30, 2023.

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1932 Picasso nude to debut at auction in May with $60M+ estimate

‘Femme nue couchee,’ an exuberant Pablo Picasso nude portrait of his lover Marie-Therese Walter, painted in April 1932, will make its auction debut in May. It could sell for in excess of $60 million. Image courtesy of Sotheby’s
‘Femme nue couchee,’ an exuberant Pablo Picasso nude depiction of his lover Marie-Therese Walter, painted in April 1932, will make its auction debut in May. It could sell for in excess of $60 million. Image courtesy of Sotheby’s

NEW YORK – Painted in April 1932, 90 years ago to the month, Femme nue couchee is one of Pablo Picasso’s most monumental and uninhibitedly sensual portrayals of Marie-Therese Walter. Appearing at auction for the first time, the large-scale painting is poised to achieve in excess of $60 million at Sotheby’s Modern Evening Auction on May 17, making it one of the most valuable portraits of Marie-Therese Walter ever offered at auction.

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