Explore the Background of this artwork, Figure découpée.
Figure découpée is a concrete cut-out sculpture that Pablo Picasso designed in the 1950s. He originally created a series of flying birds and he originally made an example from oil on wood in 1958. The first of the three sculptures was made in 1963 and it stands 3.51 m (11.5 ft), that one was installed at MIT in 1975. The 1963 sculpture was installed in 1975, and is located at the MIT Sloan School of Management, Arthur D. Little Inc., Building (Building E60), Back Courtyard. There is a 1964 version which was cast in the same size and is now in Helsingborg Sweden. In 1965 a third larger version of the piece was cast 5.029 m (16.50 ft) and it was installed at the Vondelpark in the Netherlands.
Vondelpark MIT Sloan School of Management Helsingborg Arthur D. Little Inc., Building Pablo Picasso