{"product_id":"man-with-a-straw-hat-and-an-ice-cream-pablo-picasso","title":"Man with a Straw Hat and an Ice-Cream - Pablo Picasso","description":"\u003cp\u003eA striking 1938 portrait by Pablo Picasso, featuring a figure in blue tones with a straw hat and an ice-cream against a dark background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePainted in 1938, this portrait by Pablo Picasso demonstrates the artist's late-career approach to the human figure. The subject is rendered with a flattened, multi-perspective facial structure, a hallmark of his stylistic development. The figure, depicted in a striking shade of blue, holds a conical object, identified as an ice-cream, against a stark black background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition relies on heavy, graphic lines and a high-contrast palette. Picasso employs geometric shapes to define the features, such as the triangular beard and the star-like motif on the cheek. The straw hat is treated with a decorative, almost woven quality, providing a textural contrast to the smooth, saturated blue of the skin. The eyes are positioned to suggest multiple viewpoints simultaneously, a technique that disrupts traditional portraiture conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work reflects the artist's interest in the grotesque and the playful. By placing a mundane object like an ice-cream within such a distorted, mask-like face, Picasso creates a tension between the familiar and the surreal. The date, 30.4.38, is inscribed directly onto the canvas, a common practice for the artist during this period. The work avoids naturalistic representation, opting instead for a symbolic and expressive arrangement of form and colour. It remains a clear example of how Picasso manipulated the human visage to convey character through abstraction rather than anatomical accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/de\/products\/female-model-vilhelm-lundstrom-2\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eFemale Model - Vilhelm Lundstrøm — Vilhelm Lundstrøm\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/de\/products\/vrouw-met-al-haar-bezittingen-aat-breur-hibma\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eVrouw met al haar bezittingen - Aat Breur-Hibma — Aat Breur-Hibma\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pablo Picasso","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58861631930703,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58861646250319,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58861646283087,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ B2 (50x70 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58861646315855,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A1 (59.4 x 84.1  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58861646348623,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Man-with-a-Straw-Hat-and-an-Ice-Cream_Poster_CompositorV1_1790149223104.jpg?v=1790150328","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/de\/products\/man-with-a-straw-hat-and-an-ice-cream-pablo-picasso","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}