Pablo Picasso (Leaving Cert Art): Flashcards
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When was Picasso born?
When was Picasso born?
25 October 1881
Picasso's four professions
Picasso's four professions
Painter, sculptor, printmaker, draftsman
Picasso's famous quote about art
Picasso's famous quote about art
Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth
Who co-founded Cubism with Picasso?
Who co-founded Cubism with Picasso?
Georges Braque
Picasso's Blue Period dates
Picasso's Blue Period dates
1901-1904
Blue Period dominant colours
Blue Period dominant colours
Blue and blue-green
What triggered Picasso's Blue Period?
What triggered Picasso's Blue Period?
Friend Carlos Casegemas's suicide
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon date
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon date
1907
What does Les Demoiselles d'Avignon depict?
What does Les Demoiselles d'Avignon depict?
Five nude women
African art influence in Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
African art influence in Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Mask-like faces inspired by African tribal art
Guernica: year & historical event
Guernica: year & historical event
1937, bombing of Guernica in Spanish Civil War
Guernica colour palette
Guernica colour palette
Black, white, and grey (monochromatic)
Artistic technique Picasso invented
Artistic technique Picasso invented
Collage
Key Cubist viewing technique
Key Cubist viewing technique
Showing multiple perspectives simultaneously
Key Cubist form technique
Key Cubist form technique
Breaking forms into angular, geometric shapes