THIS IS A FAMOUS PAINTING FROM PABLO PICASSO BEFORE HE STARTED EXPLORING CUBISM. THIS PAINTING IS CALLED 'THE OLD GUITARIST' THIS IS FROM PICASSO'S BLUE PERIOD WHEN HE USED A LOT OF DIFFERENT SHADES OF BLUE, GREY'S, BLACKS AND DULL COLOURS TO REPRESENT EMOTION. THIS IS WAS THE FIRST TIME BLUE HAD BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION, DEATH AND GRIEF. PICASSO'S BLUE PERIOD STARTED AFTER HIS BEST FRIEND, A FELLOW ARTIST KILLED HIMSELF IN A CAFE IN PARIS. THIS PERIOD OPENED UP NEW DOORS FOR HIM, HIS NAME GREW BIGGER AND MORE KNOWN. HE SUDDENLY STARTED GETTING THE RESPECT AND APPRECIATION HE DESERVED. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PAINTING IS THAT PICASSO HAS MADE THE OLD GUITARIST LOOK FRAIL AND SKINNY, THIS MAKES ME THINK THE PICASSO IS NOT ALL EXPLORING PHYSICAL FEATURES BUT HOW YOU CAN BE MENTALLY FRAIL AFTER A PASTING OF A FRIEND OR RELATIVE. THE FACT THAT THE MAN IS LOOKING DOWN MAKES YOU FEEL SORRY FOR THE MAN, MAKING YOU FEEL EMOTIONAL AND THIS WHAT PICASSO WANTED.
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