1. Where was Picasso born and in what year?

He was born in Malaga in 1881

  1. What nationality is Picasso?

    Spanish

  2. What was Picasso obsessed with as a young boy?

    He was obsessed with drawing.

  3. At what age did Picasso win a scholarship to the prestigious academy of fine art in Madrid?

    At age 16.

  4. Who was Picasso’s best friend when he lived in Barcelona?

    Carlos Casagemas

  5. What year did Picasso leave Spain for Paris?

    1900

  6. What was Paris known as?

    The epicentre of world art but also, the capital of sin.

  7. What happened to Casagemas in a restaurant?

    He shot himself in the head and died hours later.

  8. 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.

  9. How long did Picasso’s blue period last?

    It lasted for 3 years.

  10. After his blue period, what colour is used in his next period?

    Serene pinks were used in what was known as his rose period.

  11. How many years of artistic refinement did Picasso abandon?

    600 years

  12. When was Les Demoiselles d’Avignon painted?

    1907

  13. At this time, who did Picasso start to collaborate with?

    Georges Braque

  14. What did they invent?

    Cubism

  15. Where is the Spanish Guggenheim Museum?

    Bilbao

  16. What did Matisse call Picasso?

    Matisse referred to him as a bandit.

  17. What year did the Spanish civil war start?

1936

  1. What happened to the town of Guernica?

    It was bombed and destroyed in its entirety.

  2. How many bombs did the Germans drop?

5000

  1. How many civilians died?

More than 1600 civilians died.

  1. What political party did Picasso join after the war?

    The French Communist Party

  2. What bird was actually Picasso’s dove of peace?

A pigeon

  1. How old was Sylvette David when she worked with Picasso?

19

  1. How old was Picasso?

73

  1. How many pieces of work did Picasso produce in his lifetime?

    More than 43,000

 

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