Pablo Picasso The Old Guitarist painting

Pablo Picasso The Old Guitarist painting
Steve Hanks Forever a Mystery painting
If anybody asks me, ‘what is your most important thing in your life?” My answer isn’t myself, money, my future lover, or…, but my parents.
I love them. Although I never said that words to them, I think we seldom said that words to each other, but we know we love each other. I can remember that when I was a small girl, my parents took me everywhere I wanted …
In my memories, my mother always covered her five fingers in my arse. Now I’m an adult, I sometimes told my relatives that she used to be a cruel mother. And she explained that how mischievous I used to be, and she was so worried about me. Though, she was a bit strict when I was young, and a bit talkative nowadays. But I still think she is the most beautiful woman in my mind. Even though she is getting older, she always wears fashionable clothes and shoes. She is so active and beautiful, I think. But I don’t like the sentence she always tells me, it just like defiance, “Dear! Look, your Mom has so nice finger!” Oh, of course I admit that she really has so nice finger. But your know, never tell girls (especially fat girls) how nice your finger is, please! That’s my Mom, a fashionable woman. I love her!
My Dad, a humorous “big Boy”, he loves me very much, and also my Mom. Although I’m 20 years now, he always calls me in a sweet voice

Pablo Picasso The Old Guitarist Painting

Pablo Picasso The Old Guitarist Painting
The Old Guitarist is one of the hottest works by Pablo Picasso.

The Old Guitarist is a painting by Pablo Picasso, painted in 1903, just after the suicide death of Picasso's close friend, Casagemas. Picasso's “Blue Period” spanned the years of 1901–1904, and was followed by his “Rose Period”. These periods were both precursors to Cubism, which defined much of Picasso's career.
This work was created in Madrid, and the distorted style (note that the upper torso of the guitarist seems to be reclining, while the bottom half appears to be sitting cross-legged) is reminiscent of the works of El Greco.
An added bit of interest: Viewing this painting in the hospital after the birth of his daughter, Paul McCartney was inspired to write his 2 finger song.

The painting is also notable for the ghostly presence of a mysterious image painted underneath. It is very likely that Picasso originally started painting a portrait of a woman, who appears to possibly be seated, and in an upset or worried mood. Not much of this image is visible except for her face and legs. The painting is currently located at the Art Institute of Chicago in the Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection.
Wallace Stevens penned the poem “The Man With the Blue Guitar” after viewing this piece, though in the poem the guitar, rather than the man, becomes blue. The blueness here becomes an image of the transformative power of art, as expressed in the opening lines. Click to See origininal Pablo Picasso The Old Guitarist Painting .