Head of dead woman 1902

Picasso's "Head of a Dead Woman" is a painting, but it feels like a drawing made with strokes of blues and blacks, and an echo of white. Looking at this piece, it’s all about layering. You can see how Picasso built up the image, stroke by stroke, the way the blues meet the blacks like tides. The brushstrokes aren't trying to hide; they’re out there, part of the feel. It’s pretty heavy on the blue, which gives it this somber, almost dreamlike quality. Check out the way he's painted the folds around her head, it's so simple, and really smart. It's almost like he's showing us the architecture of the head, that it is just a support. It’s got a bit of that Van Gogh intensity, but with a Picasso twist. Like life, it’s not just one thing; it’s complex, contradictory, and open to whatever you bring to it.