Irene Lees British, b. 1943
Picasso's Women, Russian Dolls, 2019
Archival ink on watercolour paper
56 x 76 cm
Copyright The Artist
“For me there are only two kinds of women: goddesses and doormats” – Pablo Picasso. In this series of artwork-essays, Irene Lees explores the cultural imbalances between the sexes by...
“For me there are only two kinds of women: goddesses and doormats” – Pablo Picasso.
In this series of artwork-essays, Irene Lees explores the cultural imbalances between the sexes by directing her considerable mastery with a pen towards the many tumultuous relationships of one of arts most renowned womanisers. Through meticulous skill in research and application she addresses what some consider to be an ‘unpalatable truth’ about the much-loved Spanish artist, his treatment of the women at the centre of his life and work.
In this series of artwork-essays, Irene Lees explores the cultural imbalances between the sexes by directing her considerable mastery with a pen towards the many tumultuous relationships of one of arts most renowned womanisers. Through meticulous skill in research and application she addresses what some consider to be an ‘unpalatable truth’ about the much-loved Spanish artist, his treatment of the women at the centre of his life and work.
