The Death of Casagemas, 1901
This painting was one of the first in Picasso's
Blue Period. It depicts the
head of Picasso's dear friend, Casamegas, who had committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head. The gunshot is depicted in the picture. Picasso
showed his sorrow over Casamegas's death during the blue period by painting
using only shades of blues and like colors. These colors leant a sad and
mournful tone to the paintings during this period, along with the subject
matter, which depicted mainly sad and miserable subjects.
In addition to the sad characteristics of the Blue Period, there are signs
of impressionist influence in this painting. We see this from the way in which
individual brush strokes are visible, and in the ways that a section is unclear
until looked at as a part of the whole (for example, the candle in the upper
right corner of the painting). Picasso's Blue Period would last until 1904,
when he painted La Vie
, a final depiction of Casamegas and his lover, which was followed by
the Rose Period.
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