Picasso, Blue Period

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 century.
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 hidden beneath century-old Picasso
Under the painting of a Spanish sculptor is the outline of a woman, according to new infrared images. The artwork will be displayed in London.
Mysterious portrait of a woman revealed beneath Pablo Picasso painting
Art historians studying a Picasso painting uncovered the mysterious portrait of a woman hidden beneath the painting’s surface. The portrait of the woman was lost in 1901, when Picasso painted a portrait of his sculptor friend Mateu Fernández De Soto over the original.
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.
Unknown Painting Discovered Beneath Portrait from Picasso's Famed Blue Period
The most studied period of Pablo Picasso's career, it seems, still had a secret to keep: a mystery woman hidden beneath a well-known portrait, now revealed by conservators at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.
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 ...
Secret portrait uncovered beneath a Picasso masterpiece, leaving art world stunned
Art historians have uncovered a hidden portrait beneath Pablo Picasso’s 1901 painting “Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto” ...