Girl with Goat

Picasso’s Rose Period lasted from 1904 to 1906. Picasso used hues such as red, orange, and earth tones to make his work. This period was more cheerful than his previous Blue Period which depicted sadness, loneliness, and poverty by using tones of blue. In 1906 the “Girl with Goat” was painted. Picasso created this piece in Gasol, Spain during the summer. His direction with this piece was to incorporate subtle signs of classical antiquity. Such that the boy represents a figure from Greek statuary. The girl represents Venus by arranging her hair.