Picasso: the pigeons of Malaga become the dove of peace of the 1960's

Magnet fine arts / Picasso
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"Magic Sex Death" is the name of the source dvd in Picasso fine arts. It is narrated by Picasso biographer John Richardson, a particularly convincing voice.

- Malaga, birthplace (1881), was on the Med.
- Andalusia, southern region of Espana.
- Roman Catholic culture.
- Father was art teacher.
- Family dominated by women.
- Distinction of family.
- morbidity - interest in death.
- Move to Atlantic coast; town of La Coruna.
- Cold, alien.
- Sister dies.
- Gypsies.
- Family moves to Barcelona, on the Med.
- Art school. Very capable.
- Les Quatre Gats tavern.
- Paris on the cheap. Lives in Montmartre neighborhood.
- Best friend commits suicide.
- Lapin Agile ("Quick rabbit"), favorite tavern.
- Girl: Fernande Olivier.
- "Gay, criminal gigolo" steals ancient Iberian sculptures from Louvre.
- Picasso finds fire in historic work.
- Meets art collector-author Gertrude Stein and Henri Matisse.
- Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, 1907.
- African masks studied in Parisian museum, the Trocadero.
- Blue Period. Sombre characters.
- 1908 - 1914: Picasso and George Braque develop Cubism.