Bodegón Cubista 1917

María Blanchard made this painting, Bodegón Cubista, with oil on canvas. Look at the soft, muted colors. It's like she's taken a scene and gently folded it into different shapes and forms. Imagine Blanchard in her studio, moving around the canvas, trying different angles, different ways to see. I bet she was thinking about Picasso, about Braque, and all the Cubists who were smashing up perspective. But she’s doing her own thing here, you know? Putting her own spin on it. The painting feels intimate, personal. It’s like she's pulling apart the ordinary objects of daily life. It is a little like she is saying, “Hey, world, let's look at things a little differently.” I feel that! Painters, we’re always in conversation with each other, across time and space. We're taking what we learn, what we see, what we feel, and we're making something new. And the best stuff? It always leaves room for questions.