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A 4 page paper which examines Picasso’s Blue Period.
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Period, as it later came to be known, represents a confident step toward artistic maturity" and stands as one of his most famous periods of work (Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston). In the following paper we examine that period and discuss some of his paintings, illustrating how it was a new approach for him and the importance of that
new approach. The Blue Period "The new style appears fully formed, a complete contrast to the artists lively Parisian images. Details are eliminated and scale manipulated to heighten
the impact of figures whose elongated proportions and attitudes of silent contemplation intensify a sense of spirituality" (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). During this period, which interestingly enough only lasted
four years, his work "consisted of paintings expressing mournful and sorrowful feelings set in a cold environment exposing the cold and harsh aspects of the world and Picassos life. Paintings
in this period included ones such as La Vie...The Poet Sabartes (1901), Old Jew with a Boy....and The Tragedy (1903)" (The Blue Period: The Background to Picassos Blue Period). One
author, or critic, notes that "There is a deep melancholy in Picassos eyes, and yet he seems of pride, even inconvincible. The pessimism of the Blue Period is obvious in
the self portrait from 1901....showing a pale and emaciated 20-year old Picasso" (Heindorff). It is perhaps within this painting that one can see the new beginnings, the new approaches of
Picasso. It is also a painting which tends to signify his "different personal outlook on the world. In blue colours Picasso creates sceneries full of dark austerity," examining "Social outcasts
from the metropolis streets and cafes: the beggars, the blind, the loners and the impoverished women, all are actors in his paintings from this period. The motives from this social
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