Head of the Medical Student (Study for Les Demoiselles d'Avignon)
- ArtistPablo Picasso
- Year1907
- MediumGouache/Watercolor/Paper
- StyleCubism
- Dimensions18.5 × 23.75 in
- LocationMuseum of Modern Art (MOMA)
- Serves as a preparatory sketch for Picasso's revolutionary painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
- Depicts the head of a medical student, initially part of the composition but later omitted.
- Reflects influences of African and Iberian art in its geometric abstraction.
- Explores fragmented and angular forms, a precursor to Cubism.
- Highlights Picasso’s shift from realism to raw, expressive aesthetics.
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