“Violin” – a painting by Pablo Picasso and included in a series of works by the master dedicated to musical instruments. The work is an image of disparate fragments of a violin, which are enclosed in an oval frame.

Art historians say that Violin is not a work about a musical instrument, but about music in general. More precisely, about her image in the view of the author of the masterpiece. The picture resembles a collage assembled from the parts of the instrument, visible from different viewpoints. The texture of wood is perfectly conveyed.

All fragments are clearly inscribed in an oval, the most harmonious and organic geometric figure, which, according to the master, should be associated in the viewer’s imagination with a violin. Actually, here the analogy with music really suggests itself: notes and chords united by harmony.

Name of the painting: “Violin”.

Author: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973).

Year of writing: 1912

Size: 55 x 46 cm.

Style: Cubism.

Genre: Still life.

Technique: Oil.

Material: Canvas.

Location: Pushkin Museum im. A.S. Pushkin, Moscow, Russia.

Pablo Picasso is a great painter of two countries at once: France and Spain.

His work left the deepest imprint on culture, and, according to many art lovers, this is the best master of the 20th century. His legacy is more than 20 thousand works, which means that he is also one of the most prolific artists in the world in the entire history of his existence.

“Violin” is a landmark work of the author. It was from her that the painter’s journey to the so-called “synthetic” cubism began. Picasso, like a true genius, could not keep his talent within the framework of one art form. That is why his activities are so diverse: scenery for the theater, sculpture, painting, graphics, ceramics.

The masterpiece was the first in a series of works with images of musical instruments. In 1912 the artist was busy looking for new ways in painting. In the spring he goes to Sorgues, where during the summer he writes several works in a completely different technique. It’s still Cubism, which was created by Picasso, but it’s a completely new cubism.

The master seems to cut the object into several fragments, and then invites the viewer to independently assemble them together. The task is complicated by the fact that the pieces are shown from different points. The painting “Violin” by Pablo Picasso was the first work in a new style for the painter, a kind of “trial balloon”. Her appearance served as the starting point for other cubist works of the master, where the talent of a genius reached its highest peak.