Nude in a Black Armchair
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The art critic Richard Lacayo cites the painting as an example of the creative give-and-take between Picasso and Henri Matisse, in which Picasso "borrowed Matisse's voluptuous curves as a sign for pleasure and his use of black to intensify pink".[2] Former Museum of Modern Art curator William Rubin deemed it a "squishy sexual toy,"[3] and other critics have described a theme of fecundity being mutually displayed by both the female figure and the plant.[3]
In 1999 it was bought by Les Wexner, founder of Limited Brands, for 45.1 million USD.
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- 'Matisse Picasso' Exhibit Pairs Masters of Art, npr.org
- Frick Art Reference Library record of provenance and exhibition
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 INSIDE ART; Now Starring: A Picasso Nude, New York Times, September 24, 1999
- ↑ When Henri Met Pablo, Time Magazine, Monday, February 24, 2003 By Richard Lacayo
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ART REVIEW; Old Rivals, Immortal but Still Competing, New York Times, February 14, 2003
