Picasso, in Head of a Woman, Portrait of Marie Mare Thérèse Walter from 1934, shows where this liberation took him. By this time he had worked through Cubism and had come to a nearly abstract but still pictorial style. It’s a compelling work, and pure Picasso. A 1900 Matisse, The Pont St. Michel shows more struggle, Matisse working toward his preoccupation with color. Critics of the period labeled these paintings as “fauve,” or by a “wild beast.”
The path through this exhibition is a journey through the thinking of some formidable artistic intellects. It is also great pleasure, and a rare opportunity.
The Scott M Black Collection: Impressionism and the Modern Age | at the Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq, Portland | through Dec 16 | 207.775.6148
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