Somewhat unconventionally, Picasso produces many studies based on his paintings after their completion, rather than in preparation. Perhaps it was the was and the occupation that sharpened Picasso s need to create objects, sculptures. Kahnweiler lists a hundred pieces produced between 1940 and 1942 . They include pebbles, cartons, boxes, match boxes, torn papers, plasterwork, copperwork, bronzes. During phony war , Germans decree that all statues are to be melted down in order to recover the metal for military purposes.
Friends help transport original plaster versions to the foundry at night in handcarts.
Picasso makes numerous small sculptures, but also models large, classic T te de femme after Dora Maar . A portion of the studio at 7, rue des Grands-Augustins is renovated to accommodate sculptures.