Artist
Pablo Picasso(Spanish, 1881–1973)Spanish, 1881–1973
CultureSpanish
Titles
- Woman with a Large Hat
Date1962
PlaceFrance
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions55 × 42 in. (139.7 × 106.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.51
Non exposé
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Like Pablo Picasso’s Woman with Outstretched Arms, also in the museum's collection, this painting portrays Jacqueline Roque, who became the artist’s companion and muse in 1954, and his wife in 1961. These are just two examples of the many works which document Picasso’s fascination with the creative process and the constant metamorphosis of Roque’s dramatic features through paintings, sculptures, and works on paper that span the final two decades of Picasso’s career.
Provenance[Berggruen & Cie, Paris]; purchased by Theodore N. Law and Caroline Wiess Law, Houston, November 24, 1965, until his d. 1989; Caroline Wiess Law, Houston, until d. 2003; bequeathed to MFAH, 2004.
Exhibition History"Houston Collectors: A Selection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 21–May 12, 1968.
"Modern Painting: 1900 to the Present," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 15–September 14, 1975.
"A Spirited Vision: Highlights of the Bequest of Caroline Wiess Law to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–April 25, 2004.
"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed upper left: "Picasso" and dated (?) 1/3/1962; 7/27/1962
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