In a previous post the artists George Seurat and Bridget Riley were compared. Now we have another Seurat comparison, this time with the landscape gardeners of the 2012 Olympic Park in London.
Category: Art
Picasso: jeune fille endormie
This is a small part of a painting by Picasso, known as Jeune Fille Endormie, which I believe means young lady asleep.
This painting was just sold for more than $20 million.
Isn’t it incredible that these colours and textures can be so valuable?
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Picasso painting
This painting by Picasso is the world’s most expensive painting at auction. It was sold last year for more than $100 million.
It is known as ‘Nude, green leaves and bust‘.
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La Lecture by Picasso
The value of something is equal to what someone else is willing to pay.
This painting by Picasso was sold at auction a few days ago for about 40 million dollars. This is the same as the combined life earnings of about 100 people (before tax) in the Western world. In a poor country it is probably more than 1,000 people (or families).
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Tiger in a Tropical Storm
This painting by Henri Rousseau is probably the most famous tiger painting in history.
The tiger is hunting during a storm, but there is a flash of lightning which surprises the tiger, and Rousseau captures this moment perfectly.
Sketch
Found this nice little sketch by Pablo Picasso.
I can’t draw at all, and I just cannot understand how anyone can draw something so simple which carries such a powerful message.
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