original_query: What were Elmer Bischoff's "Picassoesque mouthings"?
query: What were Elmer Bischoff's "Picassoesque mouthings"?
answer: In his late thirties and forties, Elmer Bischoff had an extensive phase of what he called "Picassoesque mouthings".  He felt impelled to challenge his assumptions about art and life after returning from war in 1945, stating that art "became more of a quest."