Image: Art Institute of Chicago / Public Domain
View source →Nude Under a Pine Tree
Pablo Picasso, 1959
Technical Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
194 × 130 cm (76.4 × 51.2 in)
Style
Late Period
Decade
1950s
About This Work
Nude Under a Pine Tree depicts a monumental reclining female figure beneath the sweeping branches of a pine tree. The figure — Jacqueline — is rendered in Picasso's late style, her body a complex arrangement of interlocking curves and angles. The pine tree, a recurring motif in Picasso's late work, frames the figure with a quality of Mediterranean grandeur.
Painted at La Californie, Picasso's villa in Cannes, Nude Under a Pine Tree belongs to the series of large-scale figure paintings that Picasso made in the late 1950s. The pine trees of the Côte d'Azur were a constant presence in his late work, and this painting is one of the most ambitious of the series.
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Valuation & Provenance
2026 Estimated Value
$30–50 million (est.)
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Last Known Sale
No public auction record — held in permanent museum collection
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