Picasso—The Mask within the Model

Pablo Picasso’s portraits from life are among his most revealing and powerful works. A key challenge for him was discovering the hidden life of each sitter, capturing this essence, and conveying it through a mask-like personification that reflected the person’s deeper identity. Often, like African masks, this process both shielded and re-fashioned external features, transforming them into a painting that captured a complete persona.

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