Thanks for posting those, Rob!

Actually I don't recall ever mentioning Picasso, but no matter. It would be interesting to see if others of his paintings during the same period showed further or more definitive examples of his (apparent to me) improvement in the use of interesting details and layout of white space. It's easy to see that the second picture, although seemingly less aesthetically pleasing to me in some ways, is nevertheless technically superior in these areas.

Apparently (OBVIOUSLY!) his talent translated quite well into his ultimate new genre choice, but I'll still take these earlier examples, 10 to 1.
Regards, Joe

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