Realism > Expressionism > Blue Period > Rose Period > African Period > Cubism > Neoclassicism > Surrealism.
Picasso deliberately changed his style over and over and over.
Even at the height of his fame, Picasso eschewed the safe formula and committed to explore, reinvent, and take risk.
When there is nothing to lose, it’s easy to take the risk.
But when there is already a foundation of success, the courage to take the risk sets apart the good from the great.