The Absinthe Drinker (Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto)

"Portrait of Angel Fernández de Soto" is a captivating oil painting by Pablo Picasso from his Blue Period, completed in 1903. Created on canvas, this genre painting vividly captures Picasso’s friend in a bar, holding a glass of absinthe. The work exhibits a somber, introspective atmosphere characteristic of his Blue Period, with emotional depth aligning with early Expressionism. Once owned by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, the painting was sold at auction for £34.7 million in 2010, highlighting its lasting cultural and artistic significance.