Rose Period

The Rose Period (Spanish: ''Período rosa'') comprises the works produced by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso between 1904 and 1906. It began when Picasso settled in Montmartre at the Bateau-Lavoir among Bohemian poets and writers. Following his Blue Period – which depicted themes of poverty, loneliness, and despair in somber, blue tones – Picasso's Rose Period represents more pleasant themes of clowns, harlequins and carnival performers, depicted in cheerful vivid hues of red, orange, pink and earth tones.

Based largely on intuition rather than direct observation, Picasso's Rose Period marks the beginning of the artist's stylistic experiments with primitivism; influenced by pre-Roman Iberian sculpture, Oceanic and African art. This led to Picasso's African Period in 1907, culminating in the Proto-Cubist ''Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'', regarded as a masterpiece.Wattenmaker, Richard J.; Distel, Anne, et al.,1993, p. 194

Overview

The Rose Period lasted from 1904 to 1906. Picasso was happy in his relationship with Fernande Olivier whom he had met in 1904 and this has been suggested as one of the possible reasons he changed his style of painting. Harlequins, circus performers and clowns appear frequently in the Rose Period and populated Picasso's paintings at various stages throughout the rest of his long career. The harlequin, a comedic character usually depicted in checkered patterned clothing, became a personal symbol for Picasso.

The Rose Period has been considered French influenced, while the Blue Period more Spanish influenced, although both styles emerged while Picasso was living in Paris. Picasso's Blue Period began in late 1901, following the death of his friend Carlos Casagemas and the onset of a bout of major depression. It lasted until 1904, when Picasso's psychological condition improved. The Rose Period is named after Picasso's heavy use of pink tones in his works from this period, from the French word for pink, which is ''rose''.

Picasso's third highest selling painting, '' Young Girl with a Flower Basket'', and his fifth highest, '' Garçon à la pipe (Boy with a pipe)'' were both painted during the Rose Period. Other significant Rose Period works include: ''Woman in a Chemise (Madeleine)'' (1904–05), '' The Actor'' (1904–1905),Staff, "New York woman falls, rips Picasso painting," AP, January 25, 2010, found a
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Accessed January 25, 2010. ''Lady with a Fan'' (1905), ''Two Youths'' (1905), ''Harlequin Family'' (1905), ''Harlequin's Family With an Ape'' (1905), '' La famille de saltimbanques'' (1905), ''Boy with a Dog'' (1905), ''Nude Boy'' (1906), ''Boy Leading a Horse'' (1905–06), and ''The Girl with a Goat'' (1906).

File:Picasso The Actor 1904.JPG, Pablo Picasso, 1904, ''L'acteur'' ( ''The Actor''), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
File:Pablo Picasso, 1905, Acrobate à la Boule (Acrobat on a Ball), oil on canvas, 147 x 95 cm, The Pushkin Museum, Moscow.jpg, Pablo Picasso, 1905, '' Girl on a Ball'', oil on canvas, 147 × 95 cm, Pushkin Museum, Moscow
File:Pablo Picasso, 1904-05, Les Baladins (Mother and Child, Acrobats), gouache on canvas, 90 x 71 cm Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart.jpg, Pablo Picasso, 1904–05, ''Les Baladins'' (''Mother and Child, Acrobats''), gouache on canvas, 90 × 71 cm, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
File:Pablo Picasso, 1905, Maternité (Mother and Child).jpg, Pablo Picasso, 1905, ''Maternité'' (''Mother and Child''), private collection
File:Pablo Picasso, 1905, Nus (Nudes), pencil on paper.jpg, Pablo Picasso, 1905, ''Nus'' (''Nudes''), pencil on paper
File:Pablo Picasso, 1905, Acrobat's Family with a Monkey (Famille au Singe), collage, gouache, watercolor, pastel and india ink on carboard, 104 x 75 cm, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Goteburg.jpg, Pablo Picasso, 1905, '' Acrobat's Family with a Monkey (Famille au Singe)'', collage, gouache, watercolor, pastel and India ink on cardboard, 104 × 75 cm, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg
File:Pablo Picasso, 1905, Fillette nue au panier de fleurs (Le panier fleuri), oil on canvas, 155 x 66 cm, private collection, New York.jpg , Pablo Picasso, 1905, '' Young Girl with a Flower Basket'', oil on canvas, 154.8 x 66.1 cm, private collection
Image:Garçon à la pipe.jpg, Pablo Picasso, 1905, '' Garçon à la pipe'', (''Boy with a Pipe''), private collection
File:Pablo Picasso, 1905, Lady with a Fan (Femme à l'éventail), oil on canvas, 100.3 x 81 cm, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.jpg, Pablo Picasso, 1905, ''Lady with a Fan'' (''Femme à l'éventail''), oil on canvas, 100.3 × 81 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
File:Family of Saltimbanques.JPG, Pablo Picasso, 1905, '' Family of Saltimbanques'', National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
File: GertrudeStein.JPG, Pablo Picasso, 1905–06, '' Portrait of Gertrude Stein'', oil on canvas, 100 x 81.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
File:Pablo Picasso, 1905-06, Les deux frères (The two brothers), oil on canvas, 141.4 x 97.1 cm, Kunstmuseum Basel.jpg, Pablo Picasso, 1905–06, ''Les deux frères'' (''The two brothers''), oil on canvas, 141.4 × 97.1 cm, Kunstmuseum Basel
File:Pablo Picasso, 1906, La Mort d'Arlequin (Death of Harlequin), gouache and pencil on board, 68.5 x 96 cm, private collection.jpg, Pablo Picasso, 1906, ''La Mort d'Arlequin'' (''Death of Harlequin''), gouache and pencil on board, 68.5 × 96 cm, private collection
File:Pablo Picasso, 1906, Nu aux mains serrées, gouache on canvas, 96.5 x 75.6 cm, Art Gallery of Ontario.jpg, Pablo Picasso, 1906, ''Nu aux mains serrées'', gouache on canvas, 96.5 × 75.6 cm, Art Gallery of Ontario

See also

* Picasso's Blue Period
* Picasso's African Period
* List of Picasso artworks 1901–1910

References

Suggested reading

*Wattenmaker, Richard J.; Distel, Anne, et al. (1993). ''Great French Paintings from the Barnes Foundation''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

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