Tag Archives: Cubism

Picasso’s Blues: Portraits of Loss

Picasso's Blue Period helps us cultivate compassion in difficult times
Posted on August 16, 2015 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Pablo Picasso, a Spanish artist known widely for sparking the Cubist movement, had a long and prolific career that art historians have divided into distinct time-based categories, or “Periods.” With the suicide of his friend Carlos Casagemas in 1901, Picasso’s … Continue reading →

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Marc Chagall: “The Death”

With Hanukkah upon us, we look to a painting by the celebrated Jewish artist Marc Chagall
Posted on December 1, 2013 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

In the spirit of Hannukah (and Thanksgivukkah, because that was pretty neat), we look to the painting The Death (1908) by Jewish artist Marc Chagall. Chagall was born Moishe Segal in the small town of Liozna, Russia in 1887. Life … Continue reading →

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Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period

His friend's committing suicide prompted the artist to begin this notorious phase
Posted on November 4, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Pablo Picasso is known for the fluidity of his work. He frequently went through artistic phases (Cubism being the most notable) that dictated the style and subject matter of his paintings. His so-called Blue Period took place between 1901 and … Continue reading →

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