Do I even need to explain myself at this point? There’s a documentary, then I fill in the little questions and tada
1 Where was Picasso born and in what year? He was born in Malaga, Spain, in 1881.
2 What nationality is Picasso? Spanish.
3 What was Picasso obsessed with as a young boy? Drawing.
4 At what age did Picasso win a scholarship to the prestigious academy of fine art in Madrid? When he was 16.
5 Who was Picasso’s best friend when he lived in Barcelona? Carlos Casagemas.
6 What year did Picasso leave Spain for Paris? 1900.
7 What was Paris known as? The European capital of sin.
8 What happened to Casagemas in a restaurant? He got drunk and attempted to kill his then-girlfriend with a revolver, but just missed and grazed her neck. He then shot himself in the temple of his head and died an hour later. Sounds like a really happy night…
9 What effect did this have on Picasso’s work? He started painting only in blue, which became known as his “blue period”. In this space of time, he painted outcasts of society, and portrayed only misery and despair in his paintings, as if that was all he could see.
10 How long did Picasso’s blue period last? 3 years.
11 After his blue period, what colour is used in his next period? Pink. This time in his life became known as his “rose period”.
12 How many years of artistic refinement did Picasso abandon? 600 years.
13 When was Les Demoiselles d’Avignon painted? In 1907.
14 At this time, who did Picasso start to collaborate with? George Braque.
15 What did they invent? The art movement cubism.
16 Where is the Spanish Guggenheim Museum? Bilbao, Spain.
17 What did Matisse call Picasso? A bandit, because he used to regularly steal motifs from other artists throughout history.
18 What year did the Spanish civil war start? 1936.
19 What happened to the town of Guernica? in April 1937 German aircraft flattened Guernica, which was held by the communist opposition.
20 How many bombs did the Germans drop? 5000. Woah, that’s a lot.
21 How many civilians died? more than 1600.
22 What political party did Picasso join after the war? The French communist party.
23 What bird was actually Picasso’s dove of peace? The forever majestic pigeon.
24 How old was Sylvette David when she worked with Picasso? 19.
25 How old was Picasso? 73.
26 How many pieces of work did Picasso produce in his lifetime? Over 43,000. Wow. Just, wow.
Ciaran :3 