The Old Guitarist
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The Old Guitarist is a famous Blue Period painting by Pablo Picasso depicting a gaunt, blind musician hunched over his guitar, known for its somber mood and monochromatic blue palette.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
ⓘ
work of art ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artist | Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| artisticMovement | Picasso's Blue Period ⓘ |
| collection | Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| colorPalette | monochromatic blue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| createdIn | Barcelona ⓘ |
| creator | Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| depicts |
blind man
ⓘ
gaunt musician ⓘ old man ⓘ seated figure hunched over a guitar ⓘ |
| depictsEmotion |
despair
ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ |
| depictsInstrument | guitar ⓘ |
| dimensionType | vertical orientation ⓘ |
| follows |
Picasso's Blue Period
ⓘ
surface form:
Picasso's Rose Period works
|
| genre | figurative painting ⓘ |
| hasHiddenImage | underlying figures revealed by X‑ray ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Old Guitarist self-link ⓘ |
| inception |
1903
ⓘ
1904 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
El Greco
ⓘ
Symbolism ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| mainSubject | guitarist ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Blue Period ⓘ |
| museum | Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
elongated, emaciated figure
ⓘ
expressive use of blue tones ⓘ somber mood ⓘ |
| notableFor | iconic image of Picasso's Blue Period ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf |
Picasso's Blue Period
ⓘ
surface form:
Picasso's Blue Period works
|
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| style |
expressionist
ⓘ
modernist ⓘ |
| support | panel ⓘ |
| technique | oil on panel ⓘ |
| theme |
human suffering
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ melancholy ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
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