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Pablo Picasso Dora Maar Essay

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Well-known artist Pablo Picasso creates a portrait of Dora Maar. This portrait appears to be a mug shot. The structure, placement, and organization all appear to be carefully considered thus producing a respectful portrait. Picasso fills the landscape by centering and enlarging the head of Dora Maar leaving minimal space unoccupied. A sequential pattern can be detected upon observing Maar’s pearls and shirt. Picasso draws attention and focuses on facial features through color selection and shadowing. The primary colors (red, yellow, and blue) are predominantly used while the secondary colors (green, purple, and orange) are used to shade and accent different facial features around the eyes, mouth, nose, ears, and hair in order to create detail.

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