One of a series of caches highlighting the art of Norfolk's Chrysler Museum, One Memorial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510. The Chrysler Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday from Noon to 5 pm. Admission is Free. Website: www.chrysler.org. This painting may be seen in Gallery 219 at the museum.
"Composition for Le Bal de la Mer" (1928) is an oil painting by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) After his initial Cubist period, Pablo Picasso embarked on a career of unceasing experimentation and creative self-renewal, working his way through an array of artistic styles. In the mid-1920s, he experimented with stark, stick-figure interpretations of the human form, as seen in this large canvas. Commissioned by the Paris aristocrat Étienne de Beaumont, the enormous painting decorated an elaborate costume gala at his home—the 1928 Ocean Ball. The two figures stand against a watery background represented by short, parallel lines. The figure with a tiny head holds a fish and stands on trident-like feet, suggesting it may be the sea god Neptune, while the figure on the right bristles with shell-like projections. Pablo Picasso was a Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and stage designer considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century and the co-creator, along with Georges Braque, of Cubism. Considered radical in his work, Picasso continues to garner reverence for his technical mastery, visionary creativity and profound empathy. Together, these qualities have distinguished the "disquieting" Spaniard with the "sombrepiercing" eyes as a revolutionary artist. For nearly 80 of his 91 years, Picasso devoted himself to an artistic production that he superstitiously believed would keep him alive, contributing significantly to — and paralleling the entire development of — modern art in the 20th century.
Other caches in this series include:<br />Other caches in this series include:
Chrysler Treasures #1 - The Norfolk Mace (GC7C965) Located in Gallery 208 <br>
Chrysler Treasures # 3 - Angel Appearing to Shepherds (GC7EC96) Located in Gallery 211 <br>
Chrysler Treasures # 4 - The Neophyte (GC7ECR7) Located in Gallery 214 <br>
Chrysler Treasures # 5 - The Wounded Indian (GC7EMPZ) (No longer at the Chrysler)<br>
Chrysler Treasures # 6 - Picasso (redux) (GCA6RA1) Located in Gallery 219 <br>
Chrysler Treasures # 9 - Veronese (GC7EYA3) Located in Gallery 204 <br>
Chrysler Treasures #10 - The Last Judgement (GC7EYE5) Located in Gallery 202 <br>
Chrysler Treasures #11 - The Vegetable Vendor (GC7EZM5) Located in Gallery 207 <br>
Chrysler Treasures #12 - James Baldwin (GC7F3HN) Located in Gallery 222 <br>
Chrysler Treasures #13 - Ganymede and the Eagle (redux) (GCARWVG) Located in Gallery 208 <br>
Chrysler Treasures #14 - Renoir (GC7F3PJ) Located in Gallery 217 <br>
Chrysler Treasures #15 - Samurai Armor (GC7F6M8) Located in Gallery 106 <br>
Chrysler Treasures #16 - Tiffany Glass (GC7F5WY) Located in Gallery 116 <br>
Chrysler Treasures #18 - Naga Buddha (redux) (GC8A8PE) Located in Gallery 107 <br>
Chrysler Treasures #19 - Sarcophagus (redux) (GC8A8X8) Located in Gallery 109 <br>
Chrysler Treasures #20 - Georgia O'Keefe(redux) (8TNNX) (located in Gallery 223 <br>
Chrysler Treasures # 21 - Libenksy and Brychtova (GC7QFM0) Located in Gallery 223 <br>
Chrysler Treasures # 22 - Abstract Expressionism (GC7QG86) Located in Gallery 223 <br>
Chrysler Treasures # 23 - Hamlet Robot (GC7QG8E) Located in Gallery 223 (now in storeage) <br>
Chrysler Treasures # 25 - Bernini's Bust of Christ (GC8RZB5) in Gallery 205 <br>
Chrysler Treasures # 26 - MacPherson and MacDonald (GC8ZXF5) in Gallery 218 <br>
Chrysler Treasures # 27 - Karen Lamonte (GC8ZY3Q) in Gallery 108 <br>
Chrysler Treasures # 28 - Amor Forgiven (GC90M9V) in Galley 216 <br>
Chrysler Treasures # 29 - Standing Warrior (GC90VFT) in Gallery 105 <br>
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