Major works

The super-prolific artist Pablo Picasso made use of any and every medium. His total artistic output has been estimated at 50,000 separate works, a figure that includes 1,885 paintings; 1,228 sculptures; 2,880 ceramics, roughly 12,000 drawings; and multiple other works, including tapestries and rugs.

Blue Period

The Blue Period (Spanish: Periodo Azul) is a term used to define to the works produced by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso between 1901 and 1904, when he painted essentially monochromatic paintings in shades of blue and blue-green, only occasionally warmed by other colors. These somber works, inspired by Spain but painted in Paris, are now some of his most popular works, although he had difficulty selling them at the time. 

Pablo Picasso, Le Gourmet (The Greedy Child), (1901), National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

 

Pablo Picasso, Femme aux Bras Croisés, (1902)

 

Pablo Picasso, La Vie (1903), Cleveland Museum of Art

 

Pablo Picasso, The Tragedy, 1903,National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

 

Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto, 1903

 

Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Suzanne Bloch(1904), from Picasso's Blue Period. São Paulo Museum of Art collection

 

Pablo Picasso, Madame Soler, (1905),Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

 

Pablo Picasso, Les Noces de Pierrette,(1905)

 

Rose Period

The Rose Period signifies the time when the style of Pablo Picasso's painting used cheerful orange and pink colours in contrast to the cool, somber tones of the previous Blue Period. The Rose Period lasted from 1904 to 1906.  Picasso was happy in his relationship with Fernande Olivier whom he had met in 1904 and this has been suggested as one of the possible reasons he changed his style of painting.Harlequins, circus performers and clowns appear frequently in the Rose Period and will populate Picasso's paintings at various stages through the rest of his long career. The harlequin, a comedic character usually depicted in checkered patterned clothing, became a personal symbol for Picasso. 

L'acteur (The Actor), 1904

 

Garçon à la pipe, (Boy with a Pipe), 1905

 

Family of Saltimbanques, 1905