Discussion Questions
Les Femmes d’Alger (Women of Algiers)
Pablo Picasso
May 2017
Pablo Picasso, Les femmes d'Alger (Women of Algiers), 1955; collection SFMOMA, gift of Wilbur D. May; © Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Describe the lines, shapes and colors that you see in this work of art.
- Describe the space that you see created by this work of art.
- How does the artist’s choice of colors, lines, and shapes help to express the idea, story, or mood that the artist has presented in this work?
- Does this work seem rebellious to you? If so, how? If not, why not?
