La Lecture
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La Lecture is an early 20th-century painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts a contemplative female figure and reflects his evolving style during his transition from Cubism toward a more classical, figurative approach.
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| The Reading | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
painting
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work of art ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
example of Picasso’s engagement with classical representation
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illustrates Picasso’s move away from analytic Cubism ⓘ |
| artist | Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | Picasso’s post-Cubist phase ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
European modernism
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Pablo Picasso’s classical period ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
muted tones
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warm hues ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| creatorBirthCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| creatorBirthPlace | Málaga ⓘ |
| creatorGender | male ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early 20th-century European art ⓘ |
| depictionFocus |
female figure
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psychological mood ⓘ |
| depicts |
contemplative female figure
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seated woman ⓘ |
| genre | figurative painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
Picasso’s Cubist experiments
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classical art ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
contemplation
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domestic intimacy ⓘ introspection ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French title ⓘ |
| mainSubjectActivity | reading ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Classical period of Pablo Picasso
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Modern art ⓘ Salon Cubism ⓘ
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Post-Cubism
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| narrativeElement | woman absorbed in reading ⓘ |
| portraysEmotion |
concentration
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serenity ⓘ |
| style | transition from Cubism to classical figurative style ⓘ |
| subjectGender | female ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
La Lecture
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