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Jan 06 2016
The picture was painted in 1917.
During this period of his work, the artist returned to the classical technique of portrait painting.
The painting depicts the wife of P. Picasso, Olga Khokhlova.
At that time, the artist felt at peace, he became a father.
Critics condemned the painter for his excessive realism and betrayal of his style.
Although the same people had previously criticized Picasso for his Cubism.
Such a change of style is characterized by the spiritual harmony of the artist, although there is a certain similarity and limitation of the creative flight.
Olga is sitting in a chair relaxed, her eyes focused.
There is a longing in the look, even a certain submission.
Her arm thrown over the back of the chair shows fatigue, perhaps she was tired of long posing.
The dark background sets off both the figure and the skin color favorably.
According to the stories of contemporaries, Olga Khokhlova was not an attractive woman.
Successful among women P.Picasso surprised everyone with his choice.
Their marriage lasted more than ten years.
For Olga, along with the end of her marriage, the end of her life came.
The picture also smells of fatigue and tragedy.
A loose pose and compressed lips tell about the tension of a woman.
In the modern understanding of beauty, the wife of P. Picasso can not be called ugly.
The woman's clothes convey the fashion of that time and demonstrate the beauty of the Parisian style.
It was during this period that the couple lived in Paris.
Despite the criticism of others, Olga Khokhlova remained a muse for P. Picasso.
The artist depicted his wife as a beautiful and modern woman of her time.
He always said that he displays reality exactly as he feels at the moment.
Apparently, during the period of family life, the feeling of the reality of the great master was similar to the attitude of an ordinary person.
This is exactly what the artist was so often reproached for. (No Ratings Yet)
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