Along with the great paintings the masters have done, I have always been fascinated with their quick sketches usually never meant to be seen by the public. I think they portray an insight into their thinking process.
For someone who's paintings are very intensive and who is a master of color, Rembrandt can impart a great deal of information with just a few strokes.
Picasso seems to see the world with the innocence of a child and also can say a lot with a few strokes. The last drawing was done when he was 9 years old. He probably drew some pigeons (his fathers specialty) then turned it upside down to sketch a bullfight scene. Even at nine he was adept at showing the exitement of the crowd with a few squigly lines.
Rembrandt -Two Women Teaching a Child To Walk
Rembrandt - Winter Landscape
Rembrandt - Sleeping Girl
Picasso - Don Quixote
Picasso (age 9) - Bullfight and Pigeons
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Originally Posted by kramus
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kramus, thanks for the Durer picures and links. My favorite of his is "Melencolia". Catches the emotion very well, I think.
