Pablo Picasso, Old Guitarist, completed in 1904 in Barcelona, Spain. This painting is my favorite Picasso work and it was completed during Picasso’s blue period. To me it is an image of a blind man worn and torn following the industrial revolution. There is a deep sadness in this painting. The man is wielding the guitar as though he plays with skill or as if he has been playing a long time. He is really putting himself into the tune he is playing. I see him as a man who is in the last days of his life. He is soon leaving a newly industrialized world, one that he does not understand. Picasso felt a connection with the poor and wretched, for he lived among them for a period.
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I find your analysis of the painting to be rather astute. It would be interesting to see how an art critic or collector’s opinion compared to yours simply to provide another perspective. I did enjoy reading your post. This is quite an interesting painting. Certainly the subject seems to be upset by something. Perhaps it is that there seems to be few homes for a lone guitarist in the new world that is developing around him.
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I really liked your post. I found your analysis to be short and sweet and fitting all the required information that was need. I agree that this painting has a sad feeling and look.
Thanks for posting!