Ma Jolie

Picasso's well-known picture Ma Jolie (in English: My Pretty Girl) was inspired by the chorus of a popular song that Picasso enjoyed listening to while living in Paris. Picasso's attractive, young mistress, Eva Gouel, who he referred to as Ma Jolie, is also included in the artwork.

Picasso began this painting in the winter of 1911 and finished it in 1912. He painted it in the analytic cubist style. The earliest stage in the evolution of cubism art as analytic cubism. The use of monochromatic colors and the simplification of forms into simple geometric elements distinguish this style.

This picture is regarded as innovative in the art world. Picasso used black letters to integrate language and symbolism with musical aspects. He also set the groundwork for the birth of abstract form.

This is not a standard portrait painting. Picasso tends to depict his subject matter using little, hidden, and symbolic aspects. Picasso pushes his artistic horizons once more, this time to forms and styles not yet seen in the art world.

The painting Ma Jolie is on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

English Title: My pretty girl
Year: 1911 – 1912