A pigeon with an olive branch from Picasso is considered a symbol of peace. This man was not only a brilliant artist, impressionist and founder of cubism, he was a humanist, public figure and peace activist. Now consider the most famous works of Picasso.
The most famous paintings by Pablo Picasso:
1
Science and Charity (1897)
The impressive work of the young sixteen-year-old Picasso amazes with its scope and meaning. The picture is painted in the style of realism. A doctor sits at the bedside of a sick woman. Nearby is a nun - she took care of a sick woman's child.
The work is brilliantly executed in the classical manner of academic painting. This work was awarded an honorary award and a gold medal at various exhibitions. Despite his tremendous success, Picasso never again returned to academism.
2
Self Portrait in the Blue Period (1901)
The portrait was painted by the artist at the beginning of his career and quest. At the beginning of the "blue period" he stumbles upon a misunderstanding on the part of the audience. In addition, he was mired in lack of money, and he did not let go of the black streak of life. Self-portrait of Picasso - an image of complete despair and loneliness, emotional cold.
3
Baby Boy with a Dove (1901)
The picture of the French or “blue period” when the young Picasso lived in Paris, shows the vivid personality of the novice impressionist.
A little girl in a white dress touchingly presses a pigeon to herself. Her short-cut red hair contrasts with the cold and faceless background of the picture. At the feet of the girl lies a brightly colored ball. Probably, Picasso portrayed his younger sister, who died in childhood, in the picture.
This picture is very sad. At that time, various tragic events took place in the artist's life that influenced the style of painting. Shades of blue prevailed in them, which gave the corresponding name to the period of Picasso's work.
4
Tragedy (1903)
The painting "Tragedy" is another canvas of the "blue period" in the life of Picasso. The picture depicts three people: a woman, a man and a child at the most difficult moment of their life. People despaired, deprivation and poverty crushed them. They stand barefoot on the seashore, they are cold, they are wrapped in their miserable clothes.
A man does not know what to do to save his family. The child is looking for support from his father, but he is immersed in his thoughts. The blue color of the picture emphasizes the unbearable melancholy and poverty of the lower layers of society, their tragic fate.
5
Old Guitarist (1903)
This painting is also painted in the famous "blue period" of Picasso. The tragic component of the picture is emphasized by the cold color scheme. An old, blind, exhausted musician squeezes his only girlfriend - an old guitar. His physical and spiritual suffering is very quickly transmitted to the viewer. Near this picture you begin to feel the inevitability of death and unbearable loneliness.
6
Life (1903)
This painting was also painted in the “Blue Period” of creativity and recognized as a world masterpiece, although Picasso did not like this work and considered it incomplete. The plot of the picture describes four main periods in a person's life: birth, love, loneliness and death.
Against the background of blue, smoothly turning into green, human figures are represented static and absolutely without emotions. On the left is a couple in love, on the right is a single mother with a newborn child, in the center above is a farewell and below in the center is death.
7
Girl on the Ball (1905)
One of the most famous and monumental paintings by Picasso is "Girl on the Ball." The combination of static and motion, large and small, solid and fragile creates an amazing contrast.
A powerful, frozen block of a seated male acrobat figure on an absolutely stable cube and a fragile figure of a girl balancing on a ball occupy the entire space of the canvas. In the background are small figures of a woman and a child, a dog and a white horse. They balance the composition and make it holistic.
8
Family of comedians (1905)
The “Blue Period” in Picasso’s life was replaced by the “Pink Period” of loneliness and poverty. “The Family of Comedians” is a picture portending the change of Picasso’s pictorial style. The tone and color scheme of his paintings changed. They appeared warm pink, gray and yellow shades.
In those years he was carried away by the world of circus and theatrical art. The characters of such paintings were jugglers, acrobats, clowns, riders. The picture depicts a group of circus strolling artists. Acrobats, jesters, Harlequin, holding daughter’s hand, girl in the foreground - a group of deeply lonely and destitute characters.
9
Avignon Maidens (1907)
The painting was painted at the beginning of the century, and exhibited only thirty years later. The avant-garde canvas was not appreciated by his contemporary - A. Matisse. It is believed that criticism on his part was obvious jealousy, for the picture was so good that it subsequently gained immense popularity.
Apparently, Picasso was ahead of his time a step forward. This picture has become another step in the work of the artist as a cubist. On this canvas, the nascent features of this style are already visible. Anre Salmont, a friend of the artist, proposed to name the painting "Avignon Maidens."
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10
Seated Woman (1909)
The portrait of Fernanda, his permanent model, Picasso performed in an unusual manner. Cubism was only in its infancy, and the artist was looking for all sorts of ways of depicting. The whole portrait is divided into small details. The picture is painted in light brown and greenish tones. A small head contrasts with a large body. The image is both voluminous and flat. In some segments there is a gradation of tone - from light to dark, which gives the effect of volume of a general form.
11
Three dancers (1925)
Picasso at the end of his life called his first surrealistic painting "Dance of Death." The painting depicted a love triangle between two friends and a fatal woman, whose love led to their tragic death.
12
Sleep (1932)
The painting was painted in the style of surrealism. In the picture, the artist portrayed Maria Theresa Walter as her beautiful lover. He did not write a single woman with more love, and the painting “Dream” is a proof of this.
Her beautiful face is elegant, the woman’s pose is relaxed, her head is slightly thrown back and has the shape of a broken heart, her rounded bends are full of bliss. Hands folded on the stomach emphasize the future motherhood of the model. She is waiting for the baby - the daughter of the artist.
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13
The girl in front of the mirror (1932)
Another portrait of Maria Theresa Voltaire was painted in an unusual manner. The artist is looking for new forms. The picture shows a young woman in front of a mirror. Her rounded belly attracts attention, as does the reflection in the mirror. Unusual color scheme, forms make this picture mysterious and mysterious. This canvas in 2015 was sold for a record amount of $ 115 million.
14
Guernica (1937)
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The bombing of the city of Guernica by the Nazis in 1937 provoked protest and outrage from Picasso. Under the influence of this event, he portrayed an expressionist picture full of horror, tears and suffering. The size of the painting is amazing - 3.4 by 7.8 meters - over the entire wall of the artist’s workshop. On the right side are glowing buildings from which people, mostly women, run in horror.
One female figure was engulfed in fire in the window opening, in the left corner of the picture, a mother screaming in grief with a dead child in her arms. A torn woman with spread arms is a symbol of death. Lamp and lantern - a symbol of a surprise attack in the middle of the night. This picture resembles a collage of figures, as if cut from morning newspapers. The picture filled with emotions makes an indelible impression.
15
Bust Women (1937)
One of the few images of Dora Maar that conveys her beauty. The brown-eyed Dora is depicted on a complex green background with her hair loose. Her peachy rosy face radiates tenderness. Previously, Picasso painted his favorite model in scenes of crying or frantic grief. After the tragedy in Guernica, this portrait lifts the mood of the artist a little.
16
Crying Woman / Dora Maar with a Scarf (1937)
The image of a woman in the work of Picasso was played out many times. The most beautiful women patiently posed for him. One of them was his close friend, the beautiful Dora Maar. The series “The Crying Woman” is quite large and touches on various emotional experiences: from deep grief and despair to tears of joy.
The painting “The Crying Woman”, for which Dora Maar posed, depicts sorrow and suffering in the style of Cubism. Bright colors and angular shapes emphasize the image plane. An extraordinary effect is achieved by depicting the lower part of the face that shines through the tissue of the scarf.
A red hat with a bright blue flower, multi-colored thin stripes of hair, "shattered" broken glass of the eyes create an extraordinary emotional perception of the picture. This is all the magic and genius of Picasso - from the fragmented parts to create a complete image.
17
The head of a bull (1942)
The bull is a symbol of uncontrollable strength and cruelty, the inevitability of trouble. Bull Picasso - a symbol of World War II. An unusual sculptural image of the head of a bull is made by Picasso from the details of an ordinary bicycle. A leather bicycle seat became the face of the bull, and a metal steering wheel became the horns. Laconicism is the whole of Picasso.
18
Don Quixote (1955)
A simple sketch, an ink sketch depicts the characters of the cult Spanish work Don Quixote. The symbolism of the picture brilliantly reflects the characters' characters. Don Quixote sits staring at his old and dull Rocinante. In his hand is a spear for the battle with the mills, which are depicted on the horizon. Next to the donkey is the weighty and thorough Sancho Panza. This drawing has become a classic and indisputable illustrative depiction of the heroes of the immortal novel of Cervantes.
19
Chicago Picasso (1967)
In 1967, a large sculpture was erected in Chicago on the square near the Daley Center, authored by Pablo Picasso. This sculpture is called the Chicago Picasso. She fell in love not only with the inhabitants of the city, but with its many guests.
The artist did not give hints that or whom he depicted, but they suspect that this is the image of Lydia Corbet, who posed for the artist. In sculpture, you can recognize it by its highly raised "horse" tail and long neck.
20
Kiss (1969)
Among the works of Picasso there is a series full of passion and romanticism - “Kiss”. Among them stands out the picture of 1969, when the artist's work reached the highest skill. A picture far from realism depicts a kissing couple. In the picture, the intensity of passions is emphasized by a large number of all kinds of lines: lines on the wallpaper, lines behind the male figure, curls of hair in the form of the same lines.
This picture depicts the difference in feelings between a man and a woman, the emotional distance between partners. The woman is depicted more sensual and trembling, and the man, on the contrary, is estranged and indifferent. The thoughts of a man are hovering somewhere else, but not next to a loving woman.
This is one of the most interesting paintings by Picasso, according to the editors of most-beauty.ru. To enhance the drama, Picasso uses various techniques and monochrome painting to paint the picture.
21
Bather (1971)
The theme of bathers was raised by Pablo Picasso throughout his life. This is a series of works dedicated to the female body and female beauty. Symbolic signs based on Iberian patterns, symbols, complex shapes and mysterious notations Pablo Picasso used to portray the mystery and grandeur of a woman. Nudes on the background of the sea in various artistic styles received more and more new development every year.
The next "Bather" Picasso wrote two years before his death. In the green waves of the stormy sea, a naked woman splashes. Its smooth forms merge with the waves, and its wide-open almond-shaped eyes shine with joy from swimming.
Afterword
Self portrait, Pablo Picasso, 1907.
The genius of Picasso, his creative activity, progressiveness, love of life gave the world exceptional masterpieces of painting and sculpture. Pablo Picasso is considered the most popular and expensive artist in the world. Each of his work is estimated at tens of millions of dollars. He is also considered the best artist of the last century.
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