In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Throughout his career, the possibilities of the human body in motion captivated Picasso. This sheet seems to represent the same slender acrobat in different poses, turning the "three" trapeze artists into a trope that recalls the Three Graces by allowing Picasso to present multiple angles of the body on a two-dimensional surface. Here, the artist does not draw any attention to setting, costuming, or color, relying on the economy of contour to isolate his formal investigations.
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At the Theater (The Courtesan)
Woman Seated on Striped Floor
Still Life with Basket of Fruit and Jug
Child Seated in an Armchair (Enfant assis dans un fauteuil)
Standing Nude in Front of a Red Arch
Young Woman Holding a Cigarette (Jeune femme tenant une ciga
The Ascetic (L' Ascète)
Composition: The Peasants
Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836–1904) — Studies of Female 
Henri Fantin-Latour — Vijf naaktstudies; drie met opgeheven 
Egon Schiele — Standing Nude, Facing Right
Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann — Studies of a Boy Playing
Henri Lehmann — The Figure of Sarah, Bride of Tobias
John Singer Sargent (American, born Italy, 1856–1925) — Stud
Egon Schiele — Torso of a Nude
Edgar Degas — Youth in an Attitude of Defense
Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann — Studies of a Seated Bear
Egon Schiele — Seminude with Arms Raised
Egon Schiele — Woman Buttoning Her Shoes (recto); Study for 
Rik Wouters — Standing Female Nude