Picasso painted Girl in a Chemise in the year 1905 with oil on
canvas. The painting measures 72.7/60 cm and is now an integral part of the
collection at the Tate Gallery, London. This painting presents one of Picasso's cast
of people from the margins of society. The thin, worn out body of the girl is
accentuated By the chemise. A melancholic mood is conveyed with veils of paint. For
Picasso, her slenderness is sexually desirable. She is fragile, perhaps sickly.
Painted on glass By Harmeen on February 18, 2003.
