... begins to take on a Parisian feel while still remaining essentially Spanish. Pablo Picasso "Mother and Child on the Seashore" 1902 Christies, London Analysis: Teacher's Notes This is one of the 'Mastenite' paintings of Picasso's 'Blue Period' and shows a woman clutching on infant. The work illustrates the themes of poverty, blindness, love, death and maternity, which appear constantly throughout this period and centre around the seated figures of woman. Picasso used disease ridden prostitutes from the saint-lazone prison hospital as models for these works and their plight and the pathetic nature of their circumstances disturbed him deeply and accelerated his transition to blue paintings of unhappiness. Picasso's subject wears the large wrap-ground show commonly worn by Spanish women at this time and many refer to the work of El Grreco which often featured a similar garment. This was one of the few paintings Picasso sold during these early years and was bought by ...

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