| In 1921 3 Musicians was created by Pablo | | | | evident instruments. |
| Picasso as a farewell piece to Synthetic | | | | |
| cubism. | | | | The central figure is a Harlequin playing |
| | | | guitar while two other musicians sit |
| Cubism itself consists of different points of | | | | faithfully by his side. These other two are |
| view, typically created through geometric | | | | believed to be a Pierrot and Monk. The |
| figures, which are then compiled into one | | | | Pierrot is featured on the left side of the |
| complete painting. Cubism lasted for fifteen | | | | painting performing with a saxophone up to |
| years and evolved into three phases of Cubism | | | | his mouth. There is also a dog beneath his |
| which Picasso explored; Analytical, | | | | feet appearing to be lost within the shadows |
| Synthetic, and Curvilinear. | | | | due to the definition solely in his ears, |
| | | | tail and feet. There's incongruity in the |
| The transformation from Analytical Cubism to | | | | small detail of the musical notes on the |
| Synthetic Cubism began around 1912. Picasso, | | | | score held by the Monk, who is to the right |
| began featuring color and emotion in his | | | | of the Harlequin. |
| artwork. Synthetic Cubism converted Picasso | | | | |
| into a genius of extreme passion. This phase | | | | The Harlequin and a Pierrot are characters in |
| accentuated an abstract approach to the | | | | Italian opera, which Picasso often identified |
| different views of the object and their | | | | with. Picasso repeatedly depicted himself as |
| representation on paper. Diverse textures, | | | | the Harlequin throughout his work. He |
| materials and colors distinguished the | | | | identified with the Harlequin's life as an |
| quasi-geometric shapes, which were in fact, | | | | individual destined to live outside |
| quite dissimilar from the actual image. | | | | mainstream society, and someone who supported |
| "Three Musicians" was an essential piece to | | | | himself as an entertainer and performer of |
| this period and really encompassed the major | | | | magic tricks. The Harlequin's ability to |
| theme of Synthetic Cubism. | | | | transform whatever he touched with his magic |
| | | | wand was a metaphor for artistic creation |
| The "Three Musicians" is an interpretation of | | | | with the painter's brush. The Pierrot and |
| a musical group performing in a small cafe. | | | | Monk were said to be poet friends of |
| The figures and background images are | | | | Picassos. |
| composed from a collage of different colors: | | | | |
| blue, brown, white, red, black and yellow. | | | | It appears that this painting is created by |
| This painting is created by large geometric | | | | large pieces of either paper or fabric that |
| pieces, of what appears to be either paper or | | | | are then cut and pasted into large geometric |
| fabric, but is actually oil on canvas. These | | | | shapes, but the painting in fact was entirely |
| are then compiled into three surprisingly | | | | done with oil on canvas. The ridged patches |
| level musicians. The sharp-edged patches of | | | | of colors and shapes are what cause people to |
| colors and shapes are what help to express an | | | | believe that the music being played has an |
| unstable or rapid rhythm from the musician's | | | | unstable and crooked rhythm. |