Showing posts with label Rose period. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rose period. Show all posts

Monday, March 16, 2009

Boy with a Pipe - Pablo Picasso

Price in US $ - 104,200,000

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Garçon à la Pipe (Boy with a Pipe) was painted in 1905 when Pablo Picasso was 24 years old, during his Rose Period. There is a contrast between feminine and masculinity in the picture. Many art critics have stated that the painting's high sale price has much more to do with the artist's name than with the merit or historical importance of the painting.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Acrobate et jeune Arlequin - Picasso

Price in US $ - 38,500,000
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Acrobat and Young Harlequin - A painting from Picasso's 'Rose Period'. The Rose Period (1904–1906) is characterized by a more cheery style with orange and pink colors, and featuring many circus people, acrobats and harlequins known in France as saltimbanques. The harlequin, a comedic character usually depicted in checkered patterned clothing, became a personal symbol for Picasso. Picasso met Fernande Olivier, a model for sculptors and artists, in Paris in 1904, and many of these paintings are influenced by his warm relationship with her, in addition to his increased exposure to French painting.