1905
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Poor is a 1905 by Pablo Picasso, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows three people in a dim room. The person on the left sits hunched over, hands clasped. The person in the middle stands tall, facing away, arms crossed. The person on the right is curled up on the floor, head down. The walls and furniture look rough, almost scratched in. The artist used only black and white, making the scene feel dark and urgent. The lines are sharp and uneven, like they were drawn quickly. Check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see this sketch in person.
As a struggling artist in the early years of his career, Picasso frequently depicted figures living in poverty or on the margins of society.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor who spent most of his adult life in France.
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