[Ciaphas Cain]

For all the guffawing that his art gets, people forget that early in his career Picasso was very traditional and quite good.

There's no reason why he couldn't have gone back and dipped into the wellspring of his youth when it came to painting his mistress.

I can sort of "get" Guernica. This though just looks like a mess.

[GOPJ]

Salvador Dalí was the same - his early traditional work was amazing... I like his later stuff but I get what you’re saying.