The Old Guitarist Wood Print

wood prints old guitarist pablo picasso spain barcelona blue period malaga tragedy melancholy rose period cubism theatrical blind guitar

paintings old guitarist pablo picasso spain barcelona blue period malaga tragedy melancholy rose period cubism theatrical blind guitar

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This is a reproduction of Pablo Picasso’s masterpiece “The Old Guitarist” of 1904. The artist created the work at the age of twenty-three in Barcelona having been born in Malaga, Spain. He was in his “Blue Period” which was brought on by his severe poverty and the suicide of his close friend Carlos Casagemas. The Blue Period is characterised by flat paintings dominated by blues, greys and black depicting melancholy figures apparently contemplating tragedy. the Blue Period was followed in 1904 by the Rose Period and, later, Cubism. Inn this painting, Picasso uses flat two-dimensionality to separate the guitarist from time and space. The theme is definitely melancholic and the use of oil heighens the theatrical mood of the piece. The subject is blind and shows little sign of life indicating that he may be close to death. The elongated figure of the man is reminiscent of El Greco and the central figure of the guitar may show the dependence of the artist on his medium for his v...

Troy Caperton was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1949. Raised in South Louisiana from 1953, he graduated from Baylor University in 1976 and pursued a Masters in History at the University of Louisiana until 1988 when he moved to Austin, Texas. For over ten years Caperton has been selling his original art and reproductions of original work and the masters through various portals on the Internet. One of his works won a Juror�s Prize at Austin�s Art Erotica in 2010. He has always been employed in helping positions and continues to produce works for the enjoyment of the public.