There is something about a painting that captures the imagination. While film can be revealing, a painting artist enchants, interpreting mood and shaping the image. Many people realize that great anniversary gifts are portraits. Artists through the ages loved doing portraits. Pablo Picasso painted many stunning portraits in many different styles. He created a lot of self portraits and an abundance of figurative work. His painting of Girl in Chemise is a moody study of a waif like girl.

Pablo Diego Jos Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Mara de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santsima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso, better known simply as Picasso, developed many different approaches to painting during his long life. These styles are referred to in the art world as periods. In his early years his works are often considered his modern period. His first major period is his blue period which started about’01. It was a somber period in which his palette was dominated by blues and greens. Some believe this period was influenced by his friend Carlos Casagemas’ suicide. Picasso created a couple tributes to Casagemas, but many of his subjects during this period where street urchins and prostitutes. He caught the desperation and grief of street life. His paintings may have been a reflection his inner demons.

Picasso’s following recognized period was his rose period. It was during this period that he painted The Boy With A Pipe. This was one of the priciest paintings ever sold. One of the early paintings during the rose period was of a young girl known only as Madeline and titled The Girl In A Chemise. The picture bridges styleswith the background and mood similar to that of the blue period, but with the introduction of the rose tones in the girls face and skin. This has led some to classify this as one of the last paintings of the blue period. Most consider it one of the first products of the rose period. The painting reveals a woman presenting a side profile while her body faces the artist. The Chemise falls gently revealing a thin waif like girl beneath. Her face, even in profile, seems tight and pale. Many experts see the Rose period as Picasso’s return to a more cheerful mood and romanticism. In the painting A Girl In A Chemise looks like the only cheerful element is the addition of the rose tones. Madeline appears in several of Picasso’s paintings, and always seems to have a sadness about her.

Picasso went on to other styles of work. He moved from the Rose period into an African period which revealed hints of the cubism that followed. Picassowent from cubism into classicism and surrealism. In many of his paintingshehad a love for figures and portraits.

Picassoaltered the face of the art world. He was one of the first major celebrity artists of the twentieth century. Picasso’s progress can be traced and studied. But each period stands well on its own. The Girl In A Chemise is a provocative piece that marks his transition out of the blue period and raises interest in the thin model Madeline.

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