Three Musicians.
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Title |
Three Musicians. |
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Creator |
Picasso, Pablo (Spanish painter, sculptor, and printmaker, 1881-1973) |
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Date |
1921 |
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Cultural Context |
Spanish
European
Western European |
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Style/Period |
Cubist
Synthetic Cubist
Modern (styles and periods)
Abstract (fine arts style) |
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Subject |
Abstract paintings
Abstract works
Men
Musicians
Entertainers
Monks
Music ensembles
Performances
Music
Guitars
Musical instruments
Musical notation
Costumes
Robes
Hats
Beards
Tables
Dogs
Animals
Shadows |
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Description |
"Synthetic Cubism marked a return to bright color. Whereas Analytic Cubism fragmented objects into abstract geometric forms, Synthetic Cubism arranged flat shapes of color to form objects. Picasso's Three Musicians - a clarinetist on the left, a Harlequin playing a guitar in the center, and a monk - is built up from unmodeled shapes of color arranged into tilted planes. In addition, the flat shapes - such as the dog under the table - occupy a more traditional space than those of Analytic Cubism, in which air space is filled with solid geometry. The painted shapes resemble the flat paper pasted to form a collage. Simultaneity of viewpoint is preserved - for example, in the sheet of music. It is held by the monk and turned toward the viewer, who sees both the musician and what he is reading." (Excerpt, p. 892) |
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Material |
Oil on canvas
Oil paint (pigmented coating)
Paint
Canvas |
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Measurements |
6 ft 7 in x 7 ft 3 3/4 in (2.01 x 2.23 m) |
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Technique |
Oil painting (technique)
Painting (image-making) |
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Work Type |
Oil paintings
Paintings
Abstract paintings
Abstract works |
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Repository |
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) (New York, New York) |
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Source |
Adams, Laurie Schneider. Art Across Time. 2nd ed. 2 vols. New York: McGraw, 2002. (p.892, 25.10). |
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Rights |
Photograph reproduced in Adams courtesy: Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund. Photograph © 2001 The Museum of Modern Art, New York/ © 2001 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 437-48.jpg |
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