Family Of Saltimbanques
Family of Saltimbanques(1905) created by Pablo Picasso
The Family of Saltimbanques (1905) was created in France with oil on canvas by the artist Pablo Picasso during his Rose Period. Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, better known as Pablo Picasso ( 25 October 1881- 8 April 1973), was a spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer. The artist, Picasso, “is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore” (Hotaling, 2012). It is estimated Picasso has created around 50,000 pieces of art. (Kelley, 2009).
Picasso’s Rose period has been considered French influenced, while the Blue period is Spanish influenced(Hotaling, 2012). During 1901- 1904 Picasso’s Blue Period, his art portrayed destitute human beings. The deep and dark tones of blue were used to signifying misery and despair — to intensify the hopelessness of the figures depicted, such as beggars, prostitutes, the blind, out-of-work actors and circus folk, as well as Picasso himself and his penniless friends. Around this time in Picasso’s life he lived in poverty and felt as an outcast. Picasso’s Blue Period came to be around the time of his closest friend, Carles Casagemas, suicide. Picasso explained later, “It was thinking about Casagemas that got me started …show more content…
He uses different lighter hues of colors to possibly communicate and express the positive aspects that were coming into his life and the darker hues of colors to communicate the remaining sense of isolation and discomfort that remained in Picasso’s emotions. Additionally, Family of Saltimbanques contains five circus performers and one woman Picasso relates with and may have a meaningful connection with. Picasso created the artwork Family of Saltimbanques to express the sadness and loneliness he felt, but happiness he was starting to
The Family of Saltimbanques (1905) was created in France with oil on canvas by the artist Pablo Picasso during his Rose Period. Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, better known as Pablo Picasso ( 25 October 1881- 8 April 1973), was a spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer. The artist, Picasso, “is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore” (Hotaling, 2012). It is estimated Picasso has created around 50,000 pieces of art. (Kelley, 2009).
Picasso’s Rose period has been considered French influenced, while the Blue period is Spanish influenced(Hotaling, 2012). During 1901- 1904 Picasso’s Blue Period, his art portrayed destitute human beings. The deep and dark tones of blue were used to signifying misery and despair — to intensify the hopelessness of the figures depicted, such as beggars, prostitutes, the blind, out-of-work actors and circus folk, as well as Picasso himself and his penniless friends. Around this time in Picasso’s life he lived in poverty and felt as an outcast. Picasso’s Blue Period came to be around the time of his closest friend, Carles Casagemas, suicide. Picasso explained later, “It was thinking about Casagemas that got me started …show more content…
He uses different lighter hues of colors to possibly communicate and express the positive aspects that were coming into his life and the darker hues of colors to communicate the remaining sense of isolation and discomfort that remained in Picasso’s emotions. Additionally, Family of Saltimbanques contains five circus performers and one woman Picasso relates with and may have a meaningful connection with. Picasso created the artwork Family of Saltimbanques to express the sadness and loneliness he felt, but happiness he was starting to