Pablo Picasso, Rose Period

#ArtSaturday Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso
known simply as Picasso
1881-1973
Spanish painter, sculptor, and printmaker
co-inventor of Cubism and of collage

Picasso, photo by Brassai pic.twitter.com/UKptYr0qng

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Slowly coming out of a clinical depression when he virtually all his paintings were in blue/blue-green (Blue Period), Picasso began transitioning to rose, orange, & earth tones, though blue still present early on.

Acrobat on Ball, 1905 pic.twitter.com/Vr8LZ8w3an

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Though Picasso’s Rose Period was very short (fall 1904 to end of 1906), he dramatically changed his palette and his subject matter.

The Actor, 1904
considered the “bridge” between Blue and Rose Periods pic.twitter.com/jlQ1NCawdT

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2 Acrobats with Dog, 1905 pic.twitter.com/5hf68BICq1

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The paintings were dominated by rose (pink), red, and orange during this period.

Family of Acrobats, 1905 pic.twitter.com/HikyN88t0B

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Picasso also changed the subjects of his paintings dramatically, featuring circus performers & actors, for example, instead of the prostitutes and poor who populated the paintings in Blue Period.

Harlequin and Young Acrobat, 1905 pic.twitter.com/r8wncloEPY

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As in the Blue Period, the paintings feature subjects who are both old and young, ugly and beautiful, but the palette is dramatically different: much brighter and warmer.

Boy with Boquet of Flowers, 1905 pic.twitter.com/VJJdqsqTus

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Some of the melodramatic poses begun in the paintings of the Blue Period continued in the Rose Period, but in vastly different colors.

Harlequin with a Glass, 1905 pic.twitter.com/NCUXEE16gz

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Picasso’s third highest selling painting was produced during the Rose Period: Boy with a Pipe (1905): $104M in 2010. pic.twitter.com/hst1st4q3m

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Young people and women are frequently featured in the paintings of this period.

Harlequin Sitting on a Red Couch, 1905 pic.twitter.com/XyqW7569nx

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Jester and Young Acrobat, 1905 pic.twitter.com/PGkopOTnTS

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Mother and Child (also, Maternity), 1905 pic.twitter.com/HZ8h2RBSd9

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For comparison: Picasso’s Maternité (also, Mother and Child) from his Blue Period (1903) and from his Rose Period (1905). pic.twitter.com/pPNQs0nWsY

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Some of Picasso’s paintings early in this period still featured a great deal of blue and blue-green, and some had rather somber expressions on the subject’s face.

Girl in a Shirt, 1905 pic.twitter.com/bBU0vKlkLJ

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Young Girl with Flower Basket, 1905 pic.twitter.com/qA7szwy1Ts

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Boy and Dog, 1905 pic.twitter.com/2JuEiy0o2y

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In the predominantly blue/blue-green paintings of the Rose Period, most of the subjects had lighter skin tones than did the subjects in the paintings of the Blue Period. Backgrounds were also often lighter.

Blue Boy, 1905 pic.twitter.com/2I5W0ULUFE

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Many of the early paintings featured the palettes of both the Blue and the Rose periods, though the subject matter was not as dark and gloomy.

Acrobat’s Family with a Monkey, 1905 pic.twitter.com/OXrYogzX8x

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Mother and Child Acrobats, 1905 pic.twitter.com/WWaBFYxlhw

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Some critics call the Blue Period Picasso’s “Spanish Period” and his Rose Period his “French Period,” though Picasso lived in Paris during both periods.

Juggler with a Still Life, 1905 pic.twitter.com/KSGq3QdEaE

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Some critics attribute Picasso’s change of palette and subject matter for painting during the Blue and Rose Periods to his happiness with his companion, Fernande Olivier.

Fernande and Picasso, 1906 (photo by Mimbeau) pic.twitter.com/2ikn7X6B1f

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Picasso did several portraits of Fernande during this period, including a full-body nude.

Fernande in Headscarf, 1906 pic.twitter.com/028yBXkshQ

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Critics consider the “tranquilty” and “beauty” of the subjects in Picasso’s Rose Period to be “rare” in the artist’s work.

The Peasants, 1906 pic.twitter.com/kr7Iq4W9iK

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Death of the Harlequin, 1906 pic.twitter.com/weQsFliFYj

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When Picasso painted the portrait of famous author and art collector Gertrude Stein, she is said to have complained, “But it doesn’t look like me,” to which Picasso supposedly said, “It will.”

Gertrude Stein, 1906 pic.twitter.com/iLlO11mIE0

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Picasso painted quite a few nudes in this period, male and female.

Harem, 1906 pic.twitter.com/mOUGuFJFgU

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Two Naked Women, 1906 pic.twitter.com/70a9Hia1HV

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In his nudes of this period, Picasso began exhibiting stylistic changes that hint of Cubism.

Man, Woman, and Child, 1906 pic.twitter.com/k3yearwlmW

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Two Naked Women, 1906 pic.twitter.com/F5u624aNh6

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Picasso’s self-portraits changed dramatically from the Blue to Rose Periods.

Self-Portrait, 1901, and Self-Portrait, 1906 pic.twitter.com/JrodQCFDmv

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Picasso’s self-portraits during this period began to hint of his future Cubism as well.

Self-Portraits, both from 1906 pic.twitter.com/6YjKt7mQRk

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In the Blue Period, critics and the public were dissatisfied with Picasso’s works, and he suffered financially. The Rose Period paintings were embraced more readily by both critics and public.

Picasso, c 1960s pic.twitter.com/bQXmt317i7

— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) August 18, 2018

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