Picasso's African Period St. Petersburg). Picasso's African Period Picasso's African Period, which was three years long, lasted from 1906 to 1909, was the period when Pablo Picasso painted in a style which was strongly influenced by African sculpture and particularly traditional African masks. This proto-Cubist period following Picasso's Blue Period and Rose Period has also been called the Negro Period, or Black Period. In the early 20th century, African artworks were being brought back to Paris museums in consequence of the expansion of the French empire into Sub-Saharan Africa. The press was abuzz with exaggerated stories of cannibalism and exotic tales about the
Hans Hansen (portrait painter) Hans Hansen (portrait painter) Hans Hansen (22 February 1769, Skelby, Næstved Municipality – 11 February 1828, Copenhagen) was a Danish portrait painter. Hansen's father worked in the War Chancellery and later became a farm manager. When he displayed some artistic ability, he won the support of , a court chamberlain, which enabled him to enroll at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. While there, he won silver medals in 1789 and 1791. According to his diaries from this period, he took Jens Juel as his model. From 1793 to 1797, he travelled as an itinerant portrait painter in Jutland