Hidden Painting Found Under Picasso’s Masterpiece ‘The Blue Room’

Picasso’s ‘The Blue Room’ has been studied for years, suspicious that there was another image hidden under his masterpiece.

…art experts at the Phillips Collection in Washington used improved infrared imagery to reveal a bearded man wearing a jacket and bow tie, resting his face on his hand with three rings on his fingers…

Curator Susan Behrends Frank told the Associated Press that when Picasso “had an idea, you know, he just had to get it down and realize it… He could not afford to acquire new canvasses every time he had an idea that he wanted to pursue.”

The mystery of who this hidden man was is now fueling new research about the 1901 painting.

By: Cheston Catalano

Cheston Catalano is a Kentucky-based journalist whose work has been featured in the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle. He is a long-time contributor to Liberaland.