Les Demoiselles d'Avignon : Glass Painting

Product Description

This glass painting is a reproduction of the original Picasso Painting By the name of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Les Mademoiselles d'Avignon ( preserved in Museum of Modern art, New York) is one of the most famous of Picasso's paintings. Painted in France, 1907, it is a pivotal work in the history and development of modern art. It was a shocking piece of art painting that depicted five prostitutes in a brothel. Picasso painted each of the figures differently. The multiplicity of styles within the work has given rise to much critical debate. While some look at this famous Picasso painting as evidence of a transitional period in Picasso's art, an endeavor to relate his earlier work to Cubism, others claim that the multiplicity is but intentional. It is a deliberate attempt, a careful plan to arrest the viewer's attention. The five women seem to be disconnected from each other, being completely unaware of their subjective presence. They seem to be directing all their attention towards the viewer, their divergent styles enhancing the effect. The painting is pregnant with meanings, and indicates the 'trauma of the gaze' and violence inherent in sexual relationships. Picasso created over one hundred sketched and studies in preparation of this painting, which became a pioneer of early Cubism.

This Picasso painting on glass measures 243.8/233.7 cm and was painted By Harmeen on February 28, 2003.

About Glass Paintings:

Glass Paintings appeared in India India in the late 18th and early 19th century. By then, Europe was well acquainted with the technique of glass painting. The Chinese artists learnt glass-painting art from Europe and the flourishing trade relations between East India Company and China brought this art to India. The technique of painting on glass was adopted By the local Indian painters who depicted popular stories, epic themes, icons, portraits, and icons on the glass paintings. Regional variations were also conspicuous in the paintings produced in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Kutch, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Awadh, New Delhi, Bihar, Bengal, Deccan, Satara, Hyderabad and Bombay. The glass on which these paintings were etched were imported from in India from Britain and Belgium. The artists produced glass painting works, which combined both traditional and European themes. The portraits or copies of European works as well as the symbolic representation of gods and goddesses were produced.