Two Girls Reading

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Two Girls Reading
French: Deux Enfants Lisant
Artist Pablo Picasso
Completion dateMarch 28, 1934
Mediumoil on canvas
Movement Cubism
SubjectTwo side-by-side figures sitting at a table and reading a book
Dimensions43 3/8 in x 35 3/16 in x 3 in (110.17 cm x 89.38 cm x 7.62 cm)
LocationUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Two Girls Reading (French: Deux Enfants Lisant) is a 1934 painting by Pablo Picasso. Since 1994, it has been at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. [1]

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In 2002, UMMA included it in an exhibition called Picasso: Masterworks of the Collection. [2] [3]

Subject matter

The figure on the left is thought to be Marie-Thérèse Walter, the twenty-three-year-old woman who gave birth to Picasso's daughter Maïa in 1935. [1] [4] [2] The figure on the right is thought to be either Walter's sister, or Picasso's first wife Olga Koklova. [1]

The painting shows Picasso's "fascination with the subject of women engaged in everyday activities and are united in their ability to convey intensity and peaceful contemplation simultaneously." [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Over 30 pieces decorate Picasso's masterwork exhibit here at the 'U'". The Michigan Daily. 5 September 2002. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  3. 1 2 "University of Michigan | Museum of Art (UMMA)". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  4. "Two Girls Reading (Deux Enfants Lisant) | UMMA Dialogues - Many Voices". tap.ummaintra.net. Retrieved 2020-08-28.