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Picassian, a.|pɪˈkæsɪən|
[f. the maternal name of Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso (1881–1973), Spanish painter: see -ian.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Picasso or his style of painting. Also Picassoˈesque.
1940L. Adam Primitive Art xvii. 115 Picasso's primitiveness is quite definitely his own ‘Picassian primitiveness’. 1959Times 21 Sept. 5/6 They have none of the Parisian flair, except for Mr Roque A. Riera Rojas, whose shadowy ‘Bullfighter’ with the piquant, Picassian features and costume of silver grey looming from the shadows is a thoroughly suave, skilful performance. 1968Time 27 Dec. 30/1 Yellow Submarine combines every trick and treat of film animation with a dazzle of takeoffs on schools and styles of art. Picassoesque monsters compete with gentle grotesques. 1972Y. Yadin Hazor ii. vii. 82 It depicts in a schematic manner the naked body of a woman. Only half of her features are accentuated: one eye, half the nose and mouth, one breast, and half of the vulva. This Picassoesque figurine seems to represent ‘life and death’ or the ‘born and unborn’. 1978Listener 13 July 56/3 The Picassoesque line..is a reminder of something he [sc. Henry Moore] learned from both Picasso and Matisse. |