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Where was Picasso born and in what year?
He was born in Malaga in 1881
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What nationality is Picasso?
Spanish
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What was Picasso obsessed with as a young boy?
He was obsessed with drawing.
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At what age did Picasso win a scholarship to the prestigious academy of fine art in Madrid?
At age 16.
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Who was Picasso’s best friend when he lived in Barcelona?
Carlos Casagemas
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What year did Picasso leave Spain for Paris?
1900
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What was Paris known as?
The epicentre of world art but also, the capital of sin.
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What happened to Casagemas in a restaurant?
He shot himself in the head and died hours later.
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What effect did this have on Picasso’s work?
Picasso’s work became imbued with Carlos’ death. He painted almost exclusively in blue to express profound emotion – this came to be known as his blue period. Casagemas was often featured in his works whilst he depicted outcasts, isolation and despair.
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How long did Picasso’s blue period last?
It lasted for 3 years.
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After his blue period, what colour is used in his next period?
Serene pinks were used in what was known as his rose period.
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How many years of artistic refinement did Picasso abandon?
600 years
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When was Les Demoiselles d’Avignon painted?
1907
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At this time, who did Picasso start to collaborate with?
Georges Braque
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What did they invent?
Cubism
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Where is the Spanish Guggenheim Museum?
Bilbao
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What did Matisse call Picasso?
Matisse referred to him as a bandit.
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What year did the Spanish civil war start?
1936
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What happened to the town of Guernica?
It was bombed and destroyed in its entirety.
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How many bombs did the Germans drop?
5000
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How many civilians died?
More than 1600 civilians died.
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What political party did Picasso join after the war?
The French Communist Party
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What bird was actually Picasso’s dove of peace?
A pigeon
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How old was Sylvette David when she worked with Picasso?
19
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How old was Picasso?
73
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How many pieces of work did Picasso produce in his lifetime?
More than 43,000
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