Painter In Front Of One Of Raphael's Three Graces, And A Woodsman In A Party Hat art00176416 inviting onlookers into a narrative

inviting onlookers into a narrative that is both enigmatic and illuminating

it offers a subtle reflection on the pressures of modern life

the pair of trousers hanging to dry from a window of a house in the lower centre and the washing lines seen in back gardens in the lower right were suggested by Charles Roscoe who called on Lowry to read his gas meter

and even a hedgehog – between them representing forest

Maxim's work transcends simple aesthetic pleasure

Painter In Front Of One Of Raphael's Three Graces, And A Woodsman In A Party Hat art00176416 inviting onlookers into a narrativePablo Picasso (1881 1973) Painter in front of one of Raphaels Three Graces, and a Woodsman in a Party Hat, from Series 347, 1968 Etching on BFK Rives paper Signed and numbered from the edition of 50 in pencil Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris Size: 19. 4 x 17. 9 x in. (49. 3 x 45. 5 cm)