Femme au Fauteuil

Femme au Fauteuil, 1949, is considered Picasso’s graphic masterpiece in the medium of lithography. “In November 1948, Picasso purchased an elaborately embroidered leather and sheep’s wool coat while in Poland attending the communists-sponsored Peace Conference. Upon his return from Poland, Picasso felt compelled to create. The combination of the newly acquired coat, and an extraordinary antique armchair which occupied Picasso’s studio, became the inspiration for the Armchair Woman (femme au Fauteuil). Francoise, Picasso’s lover at the time, was the model for this exemplary work.