''Three Women at the Spring'' is a series of

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Pablo Picasso Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, Ceramic art, ceramicist, and Scenic ...

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. The paintings were painted in the summer of 1921 in Fontainebleau, France, at the same time he painted '' Three Musicians''. Each painting features three young women posed at a fountain. Picasso uses the three women's hand gestures to establish mood and suggest ritual.

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{{reflist Paintings by Pablo Picasso Oil on canvas paintings Paintings in the Museum of Modern Art (New York City) 1921 paintings Paintings of women