John and I have enjoyed many Picasso exhibitions over the years. Picasso lo Straniero (the Stranger) at Palazzo Cipolla in Rome this spring was one of the most delightful.
The 18 year old Picasso painted this Group of Catalans in Montmartre in 1900.
Picasso was 15 when he painted this Pond in El Retiro.
Lovely and quiet: Pomegranate, glass and pipe, 1912.
Picasso did the costumes for Satie's ballet Parade in 1917. The exhibition showed a video of this horse costume in action. It was amazingly expressive. Every turn of the head registered a new emotion.
One of Picasso's masterful portraits: Andre Level, 1918.
Another astonishing line drawing: Artist's studio in Rue Boetie, 1920. Masterful.
John is a big fan of Picasso's paintings of this period: Woman throwing a stone, 1931. So mysterious and fun.
Even when he doodles, Picasso can't be beat. Nude and studies of heads, 1931.
The Farmer, 1938, with admirers.
Boat of the Nereids and a wounded Faun, 1937
Magical study toward Blind Minotaur led through the night by a little girl with a pigeon, 1934.
The Green-Gallant, 1943. Do you know the parkette at the west end of the Île de la Cité. The wall and statue in the distance belong to the Pont Neuf.
Study for "The Man with the Sheep," 1943. Something scary about this one.
Vase with Dancing Girls, 1950. I want it!
Faun's Head, 1955. Picasso was a bit of a faun, eh?
The Bathers; The young Man, The Diver, The Fountain Man, 1956. Three of Picasso's wildly inventive sculptures. And so to lunch!
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