Portrait of Gertrude Stein, 1906
Gertrude Stein was one of Picasso's earliest sponsors, who provided money to help the
young painter continue his work. Picasso painted this portrait of her in 1906.
It took him several monthes, and over 50 sittings to complete the painting.
This painting is an example of
Protocubism, a precursor period to the
Analytical Cubism period. We can see this in the way that the picture looks
"flatter" then previous works. In Protocubism is an interval period before
Analytical Cubism, in which paintings featured objects with no depth, and
many cube-like images. Cubism is also characterized by the usage of one type of color,
and this is also evident here, where only browns and blacks are used.
This painting is an important example of the ways Picasso's painting
styles changed, especially in the period right before the advent of Cubism.
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