Woman in an Armchair 1941

Picasso made 'Woman in an Armchair' with oil on canvas using an amazing and exciting palette of red, gray and yellow. You can almost feel the energy of his brushstrokes, how he built up the image bit by bit. It's like he's constructing a person, not just painting one. The surface has a kind of raw, edgy feel. Look at the way he's used these criss-cross lines in the background, almost like the surface is vibrating. And then there's the face, which is really something else. It's broken up, fragmented, like he's showing us different angles all at once. It’s almost like he's asking, what does it even mean to represent someone? This piece is a great reminder that art isn't about perfect representation, it's about exploring ideas and pushing boundaries. He reminds me of another rule-breaker, like Francis Picabia, who was constantly reinventing his style.