Le Rêve (The Dream in French)
| Year | 1932 |
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| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 130 cm × 97 cm |
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Pablo Picasso, then 50 years old, portrayed his 24-year-old mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter. It is said to have been painted in one afternoon, on January 24, 1932.
It belongs to Picasso's period of distorted depictions, with its oversimplified outlines and contrasted colors resembling early Fauvism.
The erotic content of the painting has been noted repeatedly, with critics pointing out that Picasso painted an erect penis, presumably symbolizing his own, in the upturned face of his model.
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