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Study & Essay
Study Questions
Picasso's paintings are filled with the
images of his wives and mistresses. One can even divide his work
into phases corresponding to his affairs. How is the female body presented
in his work?
Picasso lived through some of the stormiest
years of history. As an artist, what did he believe his political responsibilities
to be?
"Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" (1907) was
partially inspired by African and Pacific art, particularly African
masks. What was the role of "primitive" (non- European) art in Picasso's
work?
Suggested Essay Topics
Explain the significance of Picasso's first collage,
"Still Life with Chair Caning" (1912). Comment on both the context
of its creation and the formal qualities of the piece.
How did Picasso radically disrupt traditional ways of
seeing through Analytical Cubist pieces like his "Portrait of Daniel-Henry
Kahnweiler" (1910)?
In what sense can Picasso be described as an avant-garde
artist?
Picasso made many variations on old master paintings,
starting with his "Crucifixion" (1930) based on Grünewald's. How does
Picasso rework Grünewald's painting? Why did Picasso choose to
use another painting as the base for his at all?
Most of Picasso's most important work, like "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"
(1907), "Still Life with Chair Caning" (1912), and his Analytical
Cubist paintings, are now nearly a century old. Why do people
still call them "modern"?
How did Picasso influence Surrealism? How did Surrealism
impact Picasso?
How did Braque's work affect Picasso's?
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