It's a lot of fun for me to run across a painting I've not yet seen by a well-known artist whose work I love. Such is the case with Picasso's, "Farmer's Wife on a Stepladder." I'm reminded of the woman at the farm across the river who provides eggs for me. She and her husband have a beautiful farm with extensive gardens. I'm so grateful for their presence in my neck of the woods. I hope you are all well and having a good spring. I think it's going to be a really good summer.
I Farm Wife, too. Love the colors.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was the colors that first caught my attention. Then, the gentleness he captured in her face and demeanor. It may be my favorite Picasso. Thank you for commenting. A farm wife seems like a very good thing to be. :)
DeleteWhat sensuous and sensational colors, which hold up so vividly against your black backdrop, Teresa. If it hadn't already been called Farmwife . . . by Picasso, I might have thought it a Madonna painting (getting myself in trouble with that one, I'm sure). :) Serene. Peaceful. Lovely. Thank you for sharing one I haven't seen either.
ReplyDeleteIt does have a Madonna quality to it ... that gentle face ...
DeleteThank you, Penny. :)
The way he painted her head it is like you are getting two separate views at the same time. Such a gentle painting. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, another thing I love about it ... so good to hear from you, Rita. :)
DeleteSo lovely! How come I've never seen it before? The previous comments could have been written by me, too. So nice to see your "face" here in Blogland, Teresa :-)
ReplyDeleteI thought the same, how had I not seen it before...Thanks, Jan, good to be back ... :)
DeleteFarmwife's whole geometry is rendered in gentle ovoids --her knees, breasts, back, even the combination of her arms reaching under a hen. Hard to determine where she and her task of egg-gathering seperate, so I guess they don't. How he got it all to balance believably on a ladder is remarkable.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm so glad you've noted that. It's a really big part of this paintings charm, and it points to what a remarkable artist he was.
DeleteThe longer I look the more layers of detail I see. The trim on her garment contributes to the Madonna quality, and the leaves and grasses are soft in a way I haven't associated with Picasso. Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteThe trim! Isn't it wonderful? It does seem to be a soft departure from his usual angular abstractions.I'm so glad it came across my path.
DeleteVery nice Picasso -- never saw it before. You are lucky to have an active farm near you -- especially where you can buy fresh eggs. It is going to be a lovely summer in the Midwest I hear -- mild summer predicted. Unfortunately, the PNW is in for some hot temps.
DeleteThat farm is also where I get my raspberries, and last year she invited me to pick all the green beans I wanted, she had more than she could keep up with. I hadn't heard the predictions, so that sounds good. I'm not good with severe heat any more than severe cold. :)
DeleteJust came over from "spirit of simplicity" and realized after seeing your post that I haven't visited you for eons!! Hope all is well, and I hope, too, that we have a lovely summer. Have been suffering from vertigo for a month. . .what a strange malady!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't posted much for quite some time. It's good to be back among my blogging friends. Thanks for your visit, Kate.
DeleteOne of my sisters is suffering from vertigo and it doesn't sound pleasant at all ... wishing you perfect balance soon.