{"product_id":"pablo-picasso-two-women-running-on-the-beach-31-5-in-x-23-5-in","title":"Pablo Picasso - Two Women Running on the Beach (31.5 in x 23.5 in)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eThis iconic image, titled \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"26\"\u003e\"Two Women Running on the Beach (The Race)\"\u003c\/b\u003e (French: \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"79\"\u003eDeux femmes courant sur la plage (La course)\u003c\/i\u003e), was created by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"141\"\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c\/b\u003e in the summer of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"172\"\u003e1922\u003c\/b\u003e while he was vacationing in Dinard, Brittany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eIt marks a significant moment in his \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"37\"\u003eNeoclassical period\u003c\/b\u003e, often referred to as his \"Return to Order\" (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"102\"\u003eretour à l'ordre\u003c\/i\u003e) following the chaos of World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eHistorical Context \u0026amp; The Ballet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThis image is famously linked to the stage. In \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"47\"\u003e1924\u003c\/b\u003e, Picasso allowed the painting to be enlarged and reproduced as the massive stage curtain for the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"149\"\u003eBallets Russes\u003c\/b\u003e production of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"178\"\u003eLe Train Bleu\u003c\/i\u003e. The ballet was a high-profile collaboration:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLibretto:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Cocteau\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCostumes:\u003c\/b\u003e Coco Chanel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eScenery:\u003c\/b\u003e Henri Laurens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMusic:\u003c\/b\u003e Darius Milhaud\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eArtistic Meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDynamic Energy:\u003c\/b\u003e Unlike traditional classical art, which is often static, Picasso injected a wild, \"unleashed\" sense of joy and freedom here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProportions:\u003c\/b\u003e The women’s limbs are intentionally thickened and distorted. This \"giantism\" emphasizes their power and the physical weight of their movement against the simplified backdrop of sea and sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSatire:\u003c\/b\u003e Many historians believe Picasso was subtly mocking the 1920s obsession with \"fitness culture\" and the rigid rules of the Neoclassical movement itself by making the figures appear clumsy and exuberant rather than delicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"LatinArte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54611247858036,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/7963\/9156\/files\/2cac306d-a15c-4182-b480-5a2f1ed4fdbd.jpg?v=1778812436","url":"https:\/\/latinarte.shop\/products\/pablo-picasso-two-women-running-on-the-beach-31-5-in-x-23-5-in","provider":"LatinArte","version":"1.0","type":"link"}