Still life with Gobleet 1914

This small painting, Still life with Goblet, was made by Pablo Picasso, on an unknown date. You can see this image of everyday items rendered with simple lines and colours. It has come into being, shifting and emerging through trial, error, and intuition. I sympathize with Picasso, imagining what it might have been like to create. What might he have been thinking when he made it? In this piece, we see various forms of painting offering different ways of seeing, thinking, and experiencing the world. The apple is sliced, the goblet is clear, the surface beneath a deep red. These elements shape our experience of the painting and contribute to its emotional and intellectual resonances. I am reminded that artists are in an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity. The painting is an expression which embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations and meaning over fixed or definitive readings.