The story behind Picasso’s The Three Dancers

The story behind one of Pablo Picasso’s most famous artworks, The Three Dancers, is fascinating. The piece, part of the Tate collection, at first glance appears to be “a joyful celebration of joie de vivre.” However, Tateshots says the “picture is more complicated than it first appears. What seems to be an exuberant celebration of life is, in fact, a savage dance of death echoing traditional European engravings. This is a painting about raw emotions: lust, guilt, and grief.” You can watch a narration of the story behind The Three Dancers here (runtime 02:14).