Detailed Examination of Picasso's 'Child with a Dove' Painting

This report provides a detailed analysis of Pablo Picasso's 'Child with a Dove' artwork, examining its historical context, stylistic elements, and significance within the modernist art movement. The report discusses the artist's techniques, including the use of color, composition, and symbolism. It highlights the painting's portrayal of innocence and the message of love. The report also explores how the artwork reflects the characteristics of modernism, such as new techniques and vibrant colors. The author explores the artist's use of color, the girl's representation of simplicity, and the overall impact of the artwork. The report references external sources to support the analysis and provide additional context.

Child with a Dove

Artwork: Child with a Dove by Pablo Picasso
(Retrieved from http://www.pablopicasso.org/child-with-a-dove.jsp)
About the Artist and the Work
Pablo Ruiz y Picasso was the most influential and dominant artist of the first half of the twentieth
century. He was a Spanish painter who spent most of his time in creating attractive paintings. He
is mostly known for founding the Cubist movement, the co-invention of college and the
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invention of constructed sculpture. A child with a Dove was considered one of the Picasso's
earliest works when he was only twenty-one. The painting depicts a girl child who is holding a
dove in her hands. This depicts the innocence of a girl child.
Artwork reflects the typical values and characteristics of Modernism art
The main characteristics of modernism art are that it should be a new type of art which involve
huge creativity. The artwork in the modernism period is highly influenced by the new creations.
Modernism is also developed by using a new material such as fragments of newspaper and
canvases. This will show the creativity more attractive and beautiful. In addition, modernism art
mostly focuses on new techniques and vibrant colors which make the creativity different from
the others. There are so many artists who are using old techniques, but their pictures are not so
attractive. An artist can utilize chromolithography which gives a new look to the creativity of the
artists. Modernism art is a combination of remarkable diversity of styles, techniques, and
movements. All these values and characteristics are reflected by the "Child with a Dove." This
masterpiece is also a new type of art which never been done by another author. In this art the
artist utilizing various genres of photography which make it awesome and attractive. The idea of
new art is promoted by the girl in the picture who has depicted innocence and holding the
beautiful dove in her hand. The girl is inspiring people to live with simplicity because it makes
the personality of people awesome. The artist utilizes the expressive color in this picture. The
white color of girl dress makes it awesome and bright. Furthermore, the girl gives a message of
love which she has with the dove. She said that love is the most precious thing in the world
which should be respected by everyone. New techniques have also been utilized by the artist
such as Cloisonnism and Kinetic Art to make the picture attractive and give a message of love to
everyone.
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Observation of the Few Stylistic elements in the artwork
One of the most notable stylistic elements in the artwork is the color that is used here. The
background of the picture is a combination of green, blue, red and yellow color and it painted
very brightly. The girl is representing the simplicity, and it is highlighted in the painting. It is
placed at the center of the work to depict the leading of the people by the girl and keeping an eye
on her expression. The dress of the girl is white in color and has covered her innocence with the
piece of her dress.
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Reference
A child with a Dove, 1901 by Pablo Picasso. Pablopicasso.org. Retrieved from
http://www.pablopicasso.org/child-with-a-dove.jsp
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