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• The only person that Picasso considered competition was Matisse.
• He was jealous of him because Matisse was considered the “King of Paris Art.”
• Matisse defied conventionalism, which Picasso wanted to do.
• Picasso wanted to be the greatest, most radical painter.
• So, he painted “Las demoiselles d’avignon.
• It had distorted faces and simplified lines.
• It linked tribal art and modern art.
• It was not accepted. He faced the painting to the wall and did not show it again for 10 years.
Cubism: The high point of Picasso’s originality
• “Ma Jolie”
• Cubism showed that the world is a fragmentary place.
• Co-created cubism with Braque.
February 4, 1921: The birth of his first child, Paolo
• Paulo’s mother was Olga.
• 1935 – His mistress gave birth to his daughter, Maya.
• 1947- Francoise gave birth to Claude.
• 1949 – Francoise gave birth to Paloma.