In the French art of the early 20th century, there was a great interest in "vicious" characters. Picasso had many predecessors and a special attention should be drawn to the influence of Toulouse-Lautrec. Many paintings were devoted to the theme of absinthe, the drink that became a kind of fetish in Paris at the turn of the century. Many special properties were ascribed to this strong wormwood liqueur, often referred to as the "green fairy": it was thought that people addicted to absinthe suffered not just from simple alcohol abuse, but from its special "sublime" form, and that they immersed in a world of hallucinations and fantasies. So thematically Picasso is still moving in the "mainstream" of the epoch. However, the images created by the young artist are sharply dramatic. For example, in this painting, the most striking detail is a giant right hand of a woman, who is absorbed in her thoughts and tries to embrace and protect herself with this hand.
This is such a great painting way too underrated... And saddly nobody has written any complete analysis to help me out with my homeworks haha 19 November
2012
#2. jack , rusiia
i am batman 12 June
2011
#1. unknown, u.s.a
this is weird! why are her hands all demented?!? is this a famous painter or a poor ugly man? 19 May
27 January Eduardo wrote: 'In which museum can you find this painting?
Portrait d`homme [Bibi-la-puree]'
22 January Andrew from Kiko & Lola's House wrote: 'so dreamlike, but i cannot tell whether it's because the work is supposed to be abstract, or whether it's because the resolution is terrible. a beautiful painting, nonetheless.'
28 November Yoshitha from Kiko & Lola's House wrote: 'This drawing is the source of fantasy to be created in my head. The use of shapes makes this drawing unique. I like this drawing'
12 November admin from Kiko & Lola's House wrote: 'to #35. Harry: fixed it. thank you!'
11 November Harry from Kiko & Lola's House wrote: 'Hi...I hate to be a buzzkill but...This is one of Picasso' greatest drawings (no surprise that it graces the cover of a standard catalogue from the Musee Picasso in Paris) but this is literally the worst reproduction of it I've ever seen (insert facepalm). I have a high res version where the 'color' is accurate (not the murky gray-green of yours). I'm never sure if for profit sites like yours just don't get it or just don't care. I'm surprised Picasso's heirs haven't come down on you. I ran a fairly high profile non-profit art history site long ago; they harassed me....Apologies for raining on your parade, but you can and should do better. These ubelievably poor digital images do a disservice both to the art and the artist.'
22 September Alex Knight from Australia wrote: 'I love this painting. I just sent a copy of it to my children. I wish I had seen it when I was young.
This is the same man who painted the Guernic. Which I did see when I was young.'
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10 August Ross from Australia wrote: 'A great collection of this great artist's works.'
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01 May anton from the dollar store wrote: 'i love the energy in this sketch, the figure so spry and full of life... makes you think about how much picasso liked women. he really really really liked women.'
11 April Evelyne from the dollar store wrote: 'Je découvre ce site avec ravissement.Et quel travail d'avoir réuni l'ensemble de son œuvre avec cette précision au fil des ans de sa carrière artistique des l'âge de 8 ans!Et accompagné d'informations sur sa vie au même moment.
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30 March Monika Ohri from Gurugram wrote: 'Very interesting to know about Picasso‘s early life, and he was always sketching and painting.'
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