Portrait of Helene Parmelin by Pablo Picasso 1952
Painting, Oil on paper on canvas, 20 1/4 x 26 3/4 in.
The painting is done in an abstract style which Picasso was known for. Helene appears to be intrigued by something she is looking at. One eye gazes with curiousity, while the other eye is half closed with a sense of sneakyness. Her grin suggests that she may know something not so obivious about what she is looking at. She has a look of cleverness. Her mind is definitely wondering and up to something. In 1895, Picasso's seven-year old sister, Conchita, died of diphtheria, this tramatic event may be why Picasso began painting abstract. The blue smokey background portrays a bit of mysteriousness about her and the scene.
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