Pablo Picasso, Rocking chair, 1943

Pablo Picasso, Rocking chair, 1943"Pablo Picasso, Rocking Chair, 1943" is a painting created by the renowned Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, in 1943. The artwork depicts a simple wooden rocking chair, rendered in a highly abstracted style with bold, angular lines and planes of color. At the time that Picasso painted this work, he was living in Nazi occupied Paris during World War II. The painting is believed to be a reflection of the artist's personal turmoil and anxiety during this

and is admired for its expressive power and haunting beauty

"Still life with guitar and compote" is an oil painting by Pablo Picasso

which creates a sense of unsettling strangeness and disorientation

The shape is filled with intricate lines and patterns

is shown as a small

The objects on the table are depicted in a flattened

completed in 1886

surreal quality of the work

as if the lines and shapes are constantly in flux

The woman's face is depicted from different angles

overlapping planes

and texture in a medium that was more accessible and affordable than painting