the early 20th century. As cubism became popular, many other artists tried to imitate Picasso. So Pablo decided to head back into another direction. Embracing the classical past, he painted dreaming women from the Mediterranean, to honor Corot and Ingres.This “classical” mode, which he would use for decades to come is also seen as a gesture to of independence. After working with Braque he decided it was best to work alone. He became a loner and stayed one for the rest of his career. He did eventually become friends with Matisse when they were both very old. All of Picasso’s relationships tended to be with poets and writers. In Picasso’s work, he wanted to leave a feeling of desire and sensation. He strived for the strongest level of feeling. He did this by making you feel the weight and forms and tensions of relationships.The subject of Picasso’s later works was mostly sex and nude women. The naked female was his obsessive subject. After living in Spain most of his life, Picasso decided to move to Paris. In the second move there (to Paris), he lived with Max Jacob and was very poor. He soon moved back to Spain. But the lure of Paris brought him back. He lived in France for most of his life, and he died in Mougin, France in 1973 at the old age of 93. He had two children by 2 different women. He also left a huge impact on the art of the 20th century and for all the art to follow. Picasso’s fame protected him in many ways and a numerous amounts of times. When Germany took over France during World War II, his fame kept him from many harms. Also it kept him away from criticism, during the Cold War era, in America even though he openly endorsed Joseph Stalin. His artwork is still always being studied and debated over. Picasso knew to fascinate the human mind with his paintings. ...
