Pablo Picasso 1881 -1973. Pablo Picasso. First Communion. 1895/96. Oil on canvas. Museo Picasso,...

Pablo Picasso 1881 -Pablo Picasso 1881 -19731973

Pablo Picasso. First Communion. 1895/96. Oil on canvas. Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain.                                                                        

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Pablo Picasso. Self-Portrait. 1896. Oil on canvas. Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain.

Pablo Picasso. Leaning Harlequin. 1901. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Pablo Picasso. Self-portrait in Blue Period. 1901. Oil on canvas.

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Pablo Picasso. The Absinth Drinker. 1901. Oil on cardboard. Melville Hall Collection, New York, NY, USA.

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Pablo Picasso. Woman in a Blue Hat. 1901. Pastel on cardboard. Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Pablo Picasso. The Absinthe Drinker. 1901. Oil on canvas. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Pablo Picasso. L'Absinthe. 1901., St. Petersburg, Russia. Charcoal

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Pablo Picasso. The Old Guitarist. 1903. Oil on panel. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.                                                                        

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Pablo Picasso. In 'Lapin Agile' or Harlequin with a Glass. 1905. Oil on canvas..

Pablo Picasso. Girl in a Chemise. c.1905. Oil on canvas. Tate Gallery,.

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Self portrait with Palette 1906Self portrait with Palette 1906

This portrait portrays Picasso as This portrait portrays Picasso as primitive.primitive.

He appears to be reaching back to hisHe appears to be reaching back to his

authentic roots during his summer authentic roots during his summer visit to visit to

Gosol, a village untouched by Gosol, a village untouched by modernity.modernity.

The face is vaguely exotic, Moorish The face is vaguely exotic, Moorish perhapsperhaps

Picasso is wearing a simple peasant Picasso is wearing a simple peasant outfit outfit

And looks totally workman like. And looks totally workman like. Picasso wasPicasso was

at this moment poised to make his bid at this moment poised to make his bid forfor

leadership of the avant garde via the leadership of the avant garde via the

daring and bold Les Demoiselles daring and bold Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.d’Avignon.

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Les Demoiselles d’Avignon 1907 oil on canvasLes Demoiselles d’Avignon 1907 oil on canvas