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