Three Musicians

Pablo Picasso

Three Musicians is a large painting measuring more than 2 meters wide and high. It is painted in the style of Synthetic Cubism and gives the appearance of cut paper

Picasso paints three musicians made of flat, brightly colored, abstract shapes in a shallow, boxlike room. On the left is a clarinet player, in the middle a guitar player, and on the right a singer holding sheets of music. They are dressed as familiar figures: Pierrot, wearing a blue and white suit; Harlequinn, in an orange and yellow diamond-pattered custome; and, at right, a friar in a black robe. In front of Pierrot stands a table with a pipe and other objects

Characteristics of Cubism 4th dimension many sides of an object at the same time Analytical subdues colors synthetic bright colors and collage 1907-1920’s Artists: Picasso, Braque, Gris Paris, France

Synthetic Cubism - Brighter colors - Simple lines and shapes - Looks like Collage