Les soles (The Soles)

© Succession Picasso/DACS, London 2023. Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

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The Soles' was painted in Paris in March 1940, but was inspired by the town of Royan, on the Atlantic coast. Picasso was based in Royan at the time

National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Title

Les soles (The Soles)

Date

1940

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 60 x W 92 cm

Accession number

GMA 1070

Acquisition method

purchased, 1967

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Signed and dated bottom left corner: 29.3.40 Picasso

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