Friday, August 14, 2015

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photograph are the same family represented in Picasso's "Family Portrait," a litho crayon drawing of 1962 (135) and a print (136) dated June 21, 1962.

EXAMPLE FROM 1963

The Painter and His Model” 1963 (137)

The Painter and His Model” (137) depicts the painter seen by Picasso in the negative space to the left of the face and chest of the blacksmith from LeNain's "A Smith at His Forge" (137A). The line of the underside of the painter's arm is the line of the top of the anvil. The model's head is negative light space in the upper right of (137A). The painter's chair seat is the base of the anvil. His right shoe is the shadow on the base supporting the anvil and its long shadow. A shape behind the smith's left hand looked like a painter's palette to Picasso. The woman in the background of (137A) contains the lines of the easel.

EXAMPLES FROM 1964

"Artist at Work" an aquatint and drypoint 1964 (138)

"Artist at Work" (138) was created from a painting by Leon Benouville; his "Odalisque" of 1844 (136A). Note the design on the pillow under the right arm which Picasso used for a mask.

"The Artist and His Model" an aquatint and drypoint of November 7, 1964 (139)

"The Artist and His Model" (139), an aquatint and drypoint was adapted from "The Sultana" by Carl Van Loo (139A). The square jaw of the painter came from the corner of the window in (139A).

"The Artist and His Model" of November 11, 1964 (140)


Another variation of "The Artist and His Model" (140) was also painted from (139A).

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