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There is something about a painting that inspires the imagination. While film can be revealing, a painting artist can create magic, interpreting mood and shaping the image. Many people have found that great anniversary gifts are portraits. Artists through the ages made portraits a part of their craft. Pablo Picasso painted many stunning portraits in many different styles. He created a lot of self portraits and plenty of paintings of models. His painting of Girl in Chemise is an evocative portrayal of a waif like girl.

Pablo Diego Jos Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Mara de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santsima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso, better known simply as Picasso, developed many different approaches to painting during his long life. These styles are known in the art world as periods. In his youth he went through a period that some call his modern period. His first well known period is his blue period which started about'01. It was a somber period in which his paintings were dominated by blues and greens. Many critics suggest his work during this time was influenced by his friend Carlos Casagemas' suicide. He painted several tributes to Casagemas, but many of his subjects during this period where street urchins and prostitutes. He caught the desperation and grief of street life. His paintings may have simply reflected his inner demons.

His next major recognized period was his rose period. It was during this period that he painted The Boy With A Pipe. The Boy With The Pipe was one of the priciest paintings ever sold. One of the early paintings during the rose period was of the model known only as Madeline and titled The Girl In A Chemise. The picture bridges styleswith the background and mood similar to that of the blue period, but with the introduction of the rose tones in the girls face and skin. This has led some to classify this as as a final product of the blue period. Most consider it one of the first products of the rose period. The painting reveals a woman presenting a side profile shoulders turned towards the artist. The Chemise drapes snugly revealing a thin waif like girl beneath. The skin and exposed cheek, even in profile, seems tight and pale. Some art critics see the Rose period as Picasso's return to a more cheerful mood and romanticism. In the painting A Girl In A Chemise it appears the only cheerful element is the addition of the rose tones. Madeline appears in several of Picasso's paintings, and always seems to have a sadness about her.

Picasso experimented with other styles of work. He moved from the Rose period into an African period which revealed hints of the cubism that followed. Hisnext periods were classicism and surrealism. Through out all his workhedisplayed a passion for figures and portraits.

Picassoaltered 20th century art. Picasso was one of the first renowned artists of the modern era. Picasso's progress can be traced and studied. But each period stands well on its own. The Girl In A Chemise is a provocative piece that marks his transition out of the blue period and raises interest in the thin model Madeline.

Connor R. Sullivan has been searching for perfect anniversary gifts to give to his wife. He hired the perfect painting artist to paint a portrait of his children.

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