Picasso's Blue Period

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Picasso's Blue Period was a melancholic phase in Pablo Picasso's early career (circa 1901–1904) characterized by predominantly blue tones and somber depictions of poverty, isolation, and human suffering.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artistic period
phase in an artist's career
artForm drawing
painting
printmaking
artMovement Post-Impressionism
Symbolism
associatedWith Pablo Picasso
culturalSignificance iconic example of early 20th-century expression of psychological suffering in art
depicts beggars
mothers and children
outcasts
prostitutes
the blind
the poor
endTime 1904
followedBy Picasso's Rose Period
hasCharacteristic melancholic mood
monochromatic palette
predominantly blue tones
somber atmosphere
hasInfluenceOn Picasso's later exploration of Cubism
development of Picasso's Rose Period
hasStyle elongated figures
emphasis on contour
limited color range
simplified forms
hasTheme death
despair
human suffering
isolation
loneliness
poverty
influencedBy Picasso's emotional state after the suicide of his friend Carlos Casagemas
mainLocation Barcelona
Paris
notableWork Blind Man's Meal
Crouching Beggar
Evocation (The Burial of Casagemas)
La Celestina
La Soupe
La Vie
The Old Guitarist
Woman with Folded Arms
precededBy Picasso's early Barcelona period
startTime 1901
timeInArtistCareer early career of Pablo Picasso
usesColor blue
blue-gray
blue-green

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The Old Guitarist artisticMovement Picasso's Blue Period
The Old Guitarist partOf Picasso's Blue Period works
linked to: Picasso's Blue Period
The Old Guitarist follows Picasso's Rose Period works
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Blue Period follows Picasso's early academic period
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Picasso's Blue Period followedBy Picasso's Rose Period
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La Vie artisticMovement Picasso's Blue Period
La Vie partOf Picasso's Blue Period works
linked to: Picasso's Blue Period
Fernande Olivier influenced Pablo Picasso's Blue Period
linked to: Picasso's Blue Period
Woman with Folded Arms artisticPeriod Picasso's Blue Period
Portrait of Soler artisticPeriod Picasso's Blue Period
Portrait of Soler partOf Picasso's Blue Period portraits
linked to: Picasso's Blue Period
Two Sisters (The Meeting) artisticPeriod Picasso's Blue Period
Two Sisters (The Meeting) partOf Picasso's Blue Period oeuvre
linked to: Picasso's Blue Period
Blind Man's Meal artisticPeriod Picasso's Blue Period
Crouching Beggar artisticPeriod Picasso's Blue Period
Seated Woman (The Absinthe Drinker) associatedArtHistoricalConcept Blue Period iconography
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Picasso's early Barcelona period precededBy Picasso's childhood period in Málaga and A Coruña
linked to: Picasso's Blue Period
Picasso's early Barcelona period followedBy Picasso's Blue Period
Picasso's early Barcelona period relatedConcept Picasso's Blue Period
La Soupe artisticPeriod Picasso's Blue Period
Picasso's Rose Period follows Picasso's Blue Period
Picasso's Rose Period precededBy Picasso's Blue Period
Museum Berggruen hasCollection Picasso works from Blue Period
linked to: Picasso's Blue Period