Woman sitting in red armchair

Woman in a Red Armchair, painted by Pablo Picasso in 1929, is an oil on canvas work housed at the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas. The painting reflects the influence of Surrealism through its distorted forms and dreamlike quality. It is believed to be a portrait of Picasso's first wife, Olga Khokhlova, capturing her seated in a vibrant red armchair. As a notable example of Picasso’s exploration of the human form, the artwork also relates to the tradition of Nude painting (nu), emphasizing expressive abstraction. The piece was vandalized in 2012 but subsequently restored to preserve its artistic significance.