Mystery Woman Found Underneath 1 of Picasso’s Paintings

Beneath A Picasso Painting, A Mysterious Hidden Portrait Emerges
Nearly 125 years after Pablo Picasso painted one portrait, high-tech imaging tools have revealed a secret — another, earlier portrait concealed beneath.
See the Hidden Portrait of a Mysterious Woman Discovered Beneath a Picasso Painting
X-ray and infrared imaging has revealed a long-hidden painting beneath "Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto," providing researchers with new insights into the artist's blue period
Mystery Woman Found Underneath One of Picasso’s Paintings
A portrait of a mystery woman was found under one of Pablo Picasso’s earliest Blue Period paintings, revealed using imaging technology. Courtauld Institute of Art conservators took x-ray and infrared images of the 1901 painting “Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto‚” a portrait of Picasso’s Spanish sculptor friend.
Mysterious Portrait of a Woman Discovered Beneath Painting from Pablo Picasso's Blue Period
"Picasso often reused his canvases at this time because he did not have much money," the institute explained Historians recently made an unexpected discovery while examining one of Pablo Picasso’s paintings.
Portrait of mystery woman found beneath famous Pablo Picasso painting, conservators say
A portrait of a mystery woman was found beneath Pablo Picasso's "Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto" by the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.
Two mystery figures discovered beneath Picasso Blue Period painting
Conservators at London's Courtauld Institute used x-ray and infrared images to reveal the previously unseen works
Secret Portrait Unveiled Beneath Picasso Painting
Researchers have uncovered a hidden portrait of a mystery woman behind one of Picasso’s most famous Blue Period paintings.
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Mysterious portrait of a woman revealed beneath Picasso painting
The portrait of the woman was lost when Picasso painted ... but also changing his style as he developed his famous Blue Period way of painting,” Wright said. During his Blue Period, Picasso ...
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A hidden Picasso painting from the early Blue Period is revealed by new technology
Experts analyzing the painting have several theories about why this unidentified woman has remained submerged for more than a ...