Boy with a Pipe is painted by Pablo Picasso in 1905 and becomes one of his greatest works. Boy with a Pipe is a work during Picasso’s rose period. He was 24 years old at that time when he settled in Montmartre, France. Picasso called the young Parisian boy in as "Little Louis", who often spent his spare time in Picasso's studio.
Boy with a Pipe receives a great popularity. Critics believe that it has the same mystery as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. This work reveals a kind of poetic mood and everyone would easily be attracted by it. A half year after the painting was sold in 2004, we finally knew the owner of the painting and accidently we got to know a love story behind this painting.
Steve Georg was the person who spent a large sum of money to buy this painting. He was not mad but crazy fro the love. Steve Georg and Betty Whitney grew up together in Berlin. After Picasso’s Boy with a Pipe was finished in 1905, it was finally collected by Steve Georg’s father. In fact Steve Georg looks quite a bit similar with the "Little Louis" in the painting. Betty really loved this painting. These two children liked to play a game; whenever Betty wanted something she would write a note posting behind the painting and once Steve saw the notes he would always try to satisfy Betty’s requirements.
A war in 1935 made them apart. After Betty returned America safely she tries to find Steve but nothing. She was sad and in 1949 he married an English ambassador and went to London the next year. Accidently she saw the painting in Sotheby's auction. Betty bought this painting with 28000 dollars. Looking at this familiar painting she became quite exciting. The painting was well preserved and the boy in the painting was just like Steve in her mind. Luckily, Steve survived in the war and 28 years later they met again. To enjoy this painting together became their common dreams.
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