MEET THE MASTERS __________________________________________________________________________ Pablo Picasso Hughie Lee-Smith

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain

Throughout his career he passed through many periods which reflected what was going on in his own life.

His 'blue period' from 1901-1909 for example, occurred when he was lonely, cold and hungry. His paintings of that period show sad and sick persons portrayed with only a few colors.

Picasso & George Braque invented Cubism Picasso & George Braque invented Cubism. Picasso wanted to ‘free’ the form in art. He achieved this in his paintings by breaking apart the object and assembling the parts in an odd way - emphasizing geometric shapes.

The Rose Period of Picasso lasted from 1904 to 1906 This period signifies the time when the style of Pablo Picasso's painting used cheerful orange and pink colors in contrast to the cool, somber tones of the previous Blue Period. Picasso’s Rose Period included lots of scenes from the circus.

Acrobat with a Ball, 1905

Picasso’s Acrobat with a Ball is on display at the Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia

Hughie Lee-Smith

Hughie Lee-Smith 1915-2000 He was born in Eustis, Florida and went to the Cleveland School of Art in Ohio.

Hughie Lee-Smith is a realistic and yet magical painter of the loneliness of decaying urban life. His settings show dying, aged neighborhoods as wastelands where old buildings stand isolated, side by side with empty spaces that were once filled with life.

Boy with a Tire

“Boy with a Tire” is on display at the Detroit Institute of the Arts, Detroit, Michigan

Compare Boy with a Tire, 1952 Lee-Smith Hughie Acrobat with a Ball, 1905 Pablo Picasso