Portrait of a Woman (Dora Maar) (Reflections on works by Pablo Picasso)

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  • Year created: 2015
  • Medium: oil on canvas
  • Dimensions (cm): 120x90
Artwork description

Portrait of a Woman (Dora Maar) (Reflections on works by Pablo Picasso) captures the fractured essence of the muse through bold geometry and luminous color. The figure emerges from interlocking planes of blue, yellow, green, and red, her face abstracted into angular shards yet still radiating presence. A single eye, sharply defined, anchors the composition, balancing between recognition and distortion.

The layering of shapes suggests emotional complexity—Dora Maar’s image is both concealed and revealed, fragmented yet whole. The use of overlapping hues creates a shifting perspective, as if the viewer is invited to see multiple truths simultaneously. The bright palette contrasts with the jagged lines, evoking tension between vitality and unease.

This portrait is more than likeness—it is interpretation. It transforms Dora into a symbol of Picasso’s vision: beauty, intellect, and turbulence distilled into Cubist abstraction. Through color and form, the painting reflects the dynamic interplay of intimacy and distance, muse and artist, presence and memory.

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