Pablo Ruiz Picasso

[masraum]

Originally Posted by JackDidley

I know zero about art but someone I really liked gave me this in 1970 . Its been on my wall since then.





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I really like that one as well

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by masraum

I really like that one as well

Whenever a new girlfreind would ask about it, I'd say it was my wife.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by JackDidley

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Picasso print per Google Images.

Jacqueline Roque. Picasso's second wife.

I like it.

Lots of pics of them together on Google.

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

Picasso print per Google Images.

Jacqueline Roque. Picasso's second wife.

I like it.

Yes, a print for sure. I think it came from JC penneys or maybe Sears in the mid 60s.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

Picasso print per Google Images.

Jacqueline Roque. Picasso's second wife.

I like it.

Lots of pics of them together on Google.

Wait! Picasso had a dachshund?

Serious Level-Up for Picasso! I love him now!

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by masraum

Wait! Picasso had a dachshund?

Serious Level-Up for Picasso! I love him now!

Word on the street it's related to Glen's.

[jim72911t]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

As far as we know, he wasn’t. However, the evidence suggests his proclivity to spend time with females other than his wife or current mistresses, he may have been.

It’s a song by the Modern Lovers, written by Jonathan Richman, who happens to be my neighbor.

I was fortunate enough to see a fantastic Picasso exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago a couple of years ago and yes, there were references to Picasso being less than faithful.

In other random Picasso tidbits, another neighbor of mine, who autocrosses a Porsche, has a 90 year old grandfather who was an interpreter for Picasso, and has a photograph of the two of them together.

[javadog]

Originally Posted by masraum

Not much in my book.

Success in an effort doesn't always mean "great" at the effort. It could be more of a popularity contest, marketing, a function of knowing the right person, etc...

It may be one factor if it's one of several.

Compare the number of artists that weren't hugely successful when they were alive, if they ever got successful at all, with those that were as successful as Picasso. No matter what you may think of his work, an artist that prolific doesn't do that well unless a lot of people like his work. Art IS very subjective, therefore...

[herr_oberst]

I learned a thing today:
Vénus et l'Amour, d'aprčs Lucas Cranach l'Ancien

[JackDidley]

When I was 16 I worked across the street from Daley Plaza so I saw this every day at work.

[sc_rufctr]

$70,500,000 HK dollars ($9,056,641.50 USD).

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by masraum

Wait! Picasso had a dachshund?

Serious Level-Up for Picasso! I love him now!

Las Meninas, Pablo Picasso, 1957
Picasso was never one to shy away from reinterpreting the masters, and one of his most famous series of works is his take on Las Meninas, originally painted by Diego Velázquez in 1656. This iconic Spanish painting, a complex and theatrical scene of the royal court, fascinated Picasso. In 1957, he created 58 variations of Las Meninas, breaking it down into his signature Cubist forms, deconstructing space, figures, and perspective in a way that only he could. Among these reimaginings, one particular figure remained unchanged — the dog. Picasso’s own dachshund, Lump, was a constant companion and muse, and in his Las Meninas studies, he often placed the dog front and center, playfully replacing Velázquez’s large mastiff with his small but confident Lump. It’s a rare case where Picasso’s wild abstraction gives way to personal affection.
Lump wasn’t just any pet; he was an essential part of Picasso’s life. Lump was treated like family, dining with the artist and sitting on his lap as he worked. The dachshund’s presence in Las Meninas is more than just a fun detail — it’s a symbol of Picasso’s deep love for dogs and how they naturally found their way into his art.













https://www.instagram.com/p/DH6K3qbpx1Z/?img_index=1


Lump first met Picasso on 19 April 1957 at La Californie, Picasso's hillside mansion in Cannes. His owner, David Douglas Duncan, had photographed Picasso for the first time during the previous year. On this occasion he chose to bring along Lump, as the Dachshund didn't get along with his other dog.[1] While having lunch with his future wife Jacqueline Roque and Duncan, Picasso enquired if the dog had ever had a plate of his own. When Duncan responded no, Picasso picked up a brush and paint that were on the table and painted a portrait of Lump on his own dinner plate. With the work dated and inscribed to Lump, he handed the plate to Duncan as a gift.[3] The dog felt immediately at home and stayed with Picasso for the next six years at La Californie, living with Picasso's Boxer Yan and a goat named Esmeralda.[1] Duncan spoke of Lump and Picasso, "This was a love affair. Picasso would take Lump in his arms. He would feed him from his hand. Hell, that little dog just took over. He ran the damn house."[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lump_(dog)

[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

The real bridge:

I know absolutely nothing about art but I am enjoying this thread and I find this painting to be absolutely beautiful!!! I find that I do enjoy looking at some of Picasso's paintings with a childlike wonder because the paintings make me think, not critique, but just think!!!

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[speeder]

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

I need to give that flick another spin, I'd sort of forgotten how entertaining it was. The bar at the center of the film is on Rue Mufftard, (sp?), a short walk from my brother's apartment.

EDIT: I woke up just now and realized that there may have been TMI in this post from a security standpoint, it would not take much to figure out who I am and go from there as a thief. Paris has some good ones, if anyone has noticed, (or at least some brazen ones), so better a little paranoid than sorry.


My favorite famous artist is Klimt, (along with his protégé, Egon Schiele), a Klimpt painting just set a new record price last week so that means more than any Van Gogh or Picasso. I pay a lot more attention to living artists who are creating right now, there are so many great ones.

[Crowbob]

Van Gogh did several depictions of that bridge.

Gustav Klimt use of materials in his more famous works has always intrigued me like the gold leaf and decorations in his women paintings. The guy definitely expressed himself having been described as a pornographer. There are lots of his images showing up in movies all the time, he having been a sort of a theatrical type along with Alphonse Mucha and Art Nouveau that followed Klimt.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by speeder

I need to give that flick another spin, I'd sort of forgotten how entertaining it was.

Midnight in Paris is one of my favorite movies on many levels. It was brilliantly conceived and executed IMHO. It put to film my long held dream that I should have been born in southern CA in the early 50s to experience it and car culture in the 60s.

What living artists are you paying attention to now?

I have admired Richard Serra who somewhat recently left us, for some time, and dream of taking over his vision with new materials for a unique experience in sculpture.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

I have this Schiele in an appropriate frame.

[Baz]

My preference is Van Gogh and I have several of his works of art in poster format.

I have a small home with limited wall space so am choosy what goes on them.

Sometimes it's Porsche related, such as this framed Factory Wall Calendar. The calendar itself is still intact inside the frame and I have a choice of 12 different prints, but settled on this one as the best fit for my tastes......

[javadog]

Got one of these on the wall anywhere?

[Tobra]

Picasso est plus l'enfant terrible qu'un enfant