The Old Guitar Player (1903) |
In 1900, Picasso traveled to Paris with his friend Carlos Casagemas, but unfortunately, Casagemas committed suicide when his affair with an artist's model ended unhappily. As a direct result from the tragedy, over the next four years, many of Picasso's paintings were dominated by a blue hue, and the subjects of the paintings were presented as poor, and starving. This was known as his "Blue Period." (McCully)
There are, however, other speculations as to what actually influenced Picasso to paint in blue. Some critics speculated that Picasso might have been using mainly blue because he bought a lot of it at a discounted price. Other art critics suggested that Picasso might have been influenced by a fellow artist by the name of El Greco, whom also used similar tones (Scarborough). Despite various hypotheses concerning his blue period, the most widely accepted theory is still Picasso griefing for his friend Carlos Casagemas.
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Between the years 1900 and 1904, Picasso frequently traveled between
Barcelona and Paris. The traveling provided him with a lot of inspirations.
One such inspiration came from an architech Antoni Gaudí, leading a style
known as Catalan Gothic. Picasso also experimented with this style later
in life (McCully).
Gertrude Stein (1906) |
During his stay in Paris, Picassco visited museums,
galleries and studied arts from different time periods. It was through
these times that he went through his Blue and Pink (or Rose) periods.
Picasso also started selling more of his work and met American collectors
such as Gertrude and Leo Stein (Stein). Picasso later painted a portrait
for Gertrude Stein but replaced her face with a much flatter mask-like
painting. This marked a dramatic change in Picasso's art (Staller).
In 1907, Picasso rewritten the whole concept of Art. |
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