One of Picasso’s most famous paintings was his mural of the Guernica bombing (1937). During the Spanish Civil War, he supported the Republicans and nursed an intense dislike of Franco and what he did to Spain. His natural sympathy and desire for equality led him to join the French Communist party. Picasso had an instinctive and natural compassion for those exposed to suffering, especially if it was as a result of injustice. To some extent, he was influenced by artists such as Renoir and Ingres, although he always retained a unique and individual expression.

He became interested in depicting the human form in the style of neo-classical. In the 1920s and 30s, Picasso concentrated on more classical works of art. They remained married until 1955, but Picasso had several affairs and mistresses. Picasso’s bohemian nature clashed with the social graces of Khokhlova. Picasso and his wife Khokholva had a tempestuous relationship. Paris was considered an artistic hotspot of the ‘Roaring Twenties,’ attracting many innovative artists. Rosenberg became good friends with Picasso and helped the couple settle in Paris, giving Picasso a new artistic social circle. Shortly after he began a fruitful relationship with the French art dealer Paul Rosenberg. In 1918, Picasso married ballerina Olga Khokhlova. However, the German-born Kahnweiler was exiled from France and Picasso was left without a dealer. His French artist friends were called up to the army, but he was able to continue painting during the war. In 1914, Picasso was living in Avignon with fellow artists. The colours were invariably dull – greys, brown and neutrals. In the years before the First World War, Picasso – along with artists such as Georges Braque – continued to develop a new form of painting known as ‘cubism.’ Cubism involved capturing the essence of the subject on the canvas but exaggerating certain features. ‘Nature morte au compotier’ – 1914-15, ‘crystal cubism.’

It is an eye-catching and an original exploration of modernism in art, but when displayed in his studio the reaction from art critics was strongly negative. This led to an early form of cubism and also one of his most controversial paintings – ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’ – it is a picture depicting five prostitutes in a brothel. In 1907, Picasso continued his artistic experiments and took inspiration from African art. Picasso later remarked “What would have become of us if Kahnweiler hadn’t had a business sense?” Kahnweiler was influential in helping to put Picasso on a secure financial footing. In particular, the American art collectors Leo and Gertrude Stein, and the art dealer, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler. The more cheerful and optimistic tone helped to attract an increasing number of patrons and people interested in his work. Pablo_Picasso 1905 – ‘At the Lapin Agile ĭuring 1904-06, Picasso entered a phase known as ‘The Rose Period’ Losing the glumness of his previous ‘Blue Period’, Picasso painted circus clowns, harlequins and people from the circus.

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