Pablo Picasso and Sebastìa Junyer-Vidal arrives to Paris 1901

Pablo Picasso dashed off this drawing of himself with Sebastìa Junyer-Vidal arriving in Paris, probably with ink and crayon on paper. It’s all about speed and wit, like a visual jazz solo. Look at the lines. They're not trying to be realistic. Instead, they wiggle and suggest, capturing a mood more than a likeness. The colors? Pale, like a faded memory, with touches of blue adding a hint of melancholy. Notice how the cross hatching on the figures legs is both descriptive and flat. That guy in the background with the cigarette? It's like Picasso's poking fun at the Parisian art scene, maybe even himself. It reminds me of some of Toulouse-Lautrec’s cabaret scenes, but with a raw, more personal edge. Picasso wasn't just drawing what he saw; he was drawing how he felt, which is something he continued to do in his later work. It’s all about the feeling of the moment, not the perfect picture.