Pablo Picasso, Woman with tambourine, 1939

Pablo Picasso, Woman with tambourine, 1939"Woman with Tambourine" is a painting by Pablo Picasso, completed in 1939. The painting depicts a woman holding a tambourine in her left hand, while her right hand is raised in a gesture of dance or celebration. Like many of Picasso's works from the late 1930s, "Woman with Tambourine" reflects the artist's interest in classical mythology and the human form. The woman's body is rendered in a cubist style, with sharp angles and fragmented shapes

By breaking down the forms of the objects in the studio

including black lines

English and Arabic

with curves and spirals that suggest movement and energy

arranged in a layered and dynamic composition

with thick impasto applied to the petals to create a three-dimensional effect

This approach allowed him to convey a sense of movement and energy in the painting

and brown dominating the composition

during a period when the artist was living in Paris and exploring the possibilities of abstract art

The painting is notable for its energy

The painting depicts a landscape scene of the village of Horta de Ebro

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