You know nothing of Picasso.
I had the same feelings until I went to the Picasso Museum in Paris and discovered the depth and scope of his work. The guy knew his craft, inside and out. He lived his art.
remember the scene in "TITANIC" where Billy Zane had Picasso's and his finace loved them and Zane said "mark my words,this will not be a hit"......lol
Of course, I agree with you.
Maya and the Doll is a wonderful little piece. It is more discernible than many of his works and has character as well as a wonderful use of shape and color.
For those that simply dismiss Cubism as crazy modernism, if you really want to learn something about why modern art is so abstract and how it developed, you can check my homepage for several online "lectures" to this end.
Essentially, once the camera was invented, artists were freed to do more inventive work. Yes, some realism is still fine work; but personally I think that edge between abstraction and realism is a fun and personal area to explore. And Picasso did some ground-breaking work in this area. Not all of his pieces are top notch, but I do like this Maya work, and I wonder who she was and under what circumstances he painted her.
I'm looking forward to spending some time there next month! :)