1. PicassosSketchbooks:Les SaltimbanquesSketchbook ClassMr. AllenSecond semester:How to use a sketchbookto create well-consideredworks of art in the mannerPicasso used his sketchbook

2. This painting was painted quite large and at greatexpense to Picasso. The very large canvas was repainted three times as he could only afford to buy one canvas of that size. This is considered his first major work.The original canvas was 2.12 x 2.3 meters and the painting was not commissionedToday it is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. 3. Provenance From the French word provenir meaning to come fromProvenance is the history of a painting or object and in art particularly focusedon the history of origin and ownership of a work of art.This is considered by some to be Picassos first great masterpiece. The painting has at least two othercomplete or mostly complete paintings beneath thetop coat of the painting that now hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. 4. Sketches and drafts 5. This is the xray image of the paint below theFinal painting, notice the similarities 6. First the sketch is reversed, then the boy is compared toThe image from the xray. This is believed to be the originalStudy for one of the previous versions of the final painting 7. Others have copiedPicassos paintingsIn spirit rather thanIn detail. The circusPeople are fascinatingAnd other to mostPeoples experience.Perhaps this is whyPicasso was so takenWith them that he wouldTake such a risk to spendSo much on this painting. 8. Picasso and Cubism Picasso is mostfamous for hiscubism Shows multipleviews at once Vollard was hisPost-Impressionsistsand evenCezannes art