By: Carolin Mittermair
Pablo Picasso was certainly one of the most influential artist of the 20th century and the creator with George Braque of the cubism. Born in Malaga, in 1881 and died after a long career on April 1973 in Mougins, France.
The subject of this painting was Dora Maar, Picasso’s lover from 1936 until 1944. During their relationship, Picasso painted her in many works. Her eyes are fragmented and he appears devastated. In her hand, she hold a handkerchief. The artist used complementary colours and the background is painted in strong yellows, contrasting with the blue and red of the hat and the hair. The Weeping Woman is an oil on canvas work which today can be found in the Tate Modern in London. It was painted in 1937.
Picasso painted on the image of a suffering woman the effects of the Spanish Civil War. The weeping virgin is also a traditional image in Spanish art that was often represented in paintings. In June and July 1937 he made ten weeping woman’s and in October three. This painting was the most complex and elaborate of the series.
I was very impressed by this artist, for me Picasso is a genius, because during his life he changed so often the manner of painting and experimented different things. He was a painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and stage designer. We can observe a sensational evolution during his career. I like this painting because it’s transmit the feelings and emotions of this strong time.
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