Picasso, paintings and Mystery Woman

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 Institute of Art in London.
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.
Mystery Woman Found Underneath One of Picasso’s Paintings
A portrait of a mystery woman was found under one of Pablo Picasso’s earliest Blue Period paintings, revealed using imaging technology. Courtauld Institute of Art conservators took x-ray and infrared images of the 1901 painting “Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto‚” a portrait of Picasso’s Spanish sculptor friend.
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.
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.
Mystery figures discovered in Picasso painting by London’s Courtauld Institute
London's Courtauld Institute has discovered unknown figures beneath the surface of a famous Pablo Picasso painting from the artist's Blue Period.
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.
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.
Hidden woman's portrait found beneath Picasso's 'Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto'
The hidden portrait bears a resemblance to the sitters of several other portraits Picasso created in 1901, including "Absinthe Drinker" held at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg and "Woman with Crossed Arms" at the Kunstmuseum Basel.
Hidden Picasso portrait beneath 124-year-old painting revealed by new technology
One of Pablo Picasso's earliest Blue Period paintings contains another portrait hidden beneath its surface, specialist imaging technology has revealed. The big picture: The artwork of the mystery woman was discovered when Courtauld Institute of Art conservators "took x-ray and infrared images of Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto — a portrait depicting Picasso's sculptor friend painted in 1901,
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Mysterious portrait of a woman revealed beneath Picasso painting
Art historians studying a painting by Pablo Picasso have uncovered the mysterious portrait of a woman, hidden beneath its surface. The portrait of the woman was lost when Picasso painted over it ...
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” ...