This document provides an overview of Picasso's early life and work from 1895-1904, including key locations and influences during his time in Barcelona and Paris. It discusses his frequenting of the Quatre Gats tavern in Barcelona and exposure to modernist artists there. It also outlines his first trips to Paris in 1900 and 1902 where he was exposed to Toulouse-Lautrec's works and began developing his iconic Blue Period style before relocating permanently to Paris in 1904.

1. 3.2. A Journey through to Barcelona. 3.2.1. Historical and cultural context of Barcelona.

6. Teatre del Liceu

8. La Llotja de mar.

9. «Garrote Vil» Ramon Casas 1894

10. «La Carga» o « Barcelona 1902» , Ramon Casas (1899-1903)

12. Antoni Gaudí Lluís Domènech i Muntaner Josep Puig i Cadafach

13. Apple of discord

14. Casa Vicens

15. Eusebi Güell: Patron of Gaudí The estate of Mr Güell: Güell Pavillion

16. Palau Güell Facade

17. Hall

18. Flat roof

19. The convent of the Teresianas Facade Ground floor

20. Parabolic Arch Catenary Parabolic arch Dome model from the Cripta Güell

21. Second floor from The convent of Teresianas Mansard from Casa Batlló and inside of Sagrada Familia

22. 3.2.2.First works of Picasso (1895-1900) Self portrait, 1896

23. «Picasso’s father with a blanket» 1895 «Picasso’s father» 1895 Between 1895 and 1899 his father was his usual model… But he also painted other relatives…

24. «Picaso’s mother portrait» 1896 «Portrait of Lola with doll» 1896

25. «La muchacha de los pies descalzos» «Barefoot girl» 1895

26. «La primera comunión» « First communion» 1895-1896

27. «Aunt Pepa» 1896

28. «Science and charity» 1897

29. Madrid-Barcelona «El salón del Prado» Madrid, 1897 «Portraits and copys from Museo del Prado», Madrid 1897

30. «Un sabio» « a wiseman» Barcelona 1899-1900 «The letter’s reading» Barcelona 1899-1900 «El ángel de la muerte» «The angel of death» Barcelona 1900

31. «Protrait of Josep Cardona» 1899 «Pareja andaluza» «Andalusian cuple»1899 New subjects: New look…

32. «Flat roof from the studio of Riera de Sant Joan» 1900

33. «Barceloneta’s arena» 1900

34. «The lefth-handed picador» 1899

35. From Modernism till the Blue Period: Els Quatre Gats 1897-1903 «Inside of Els Quatre Gats» 1900 «Menu from Els Quatre Gats» 1900

36. Inside Els Quatre Gats.

37. Casa Martí Calle Montsió 3 bis

39. Revista: Els Quatre Gats

40. «Tandem» Ramon Casas, 1897

41. «Project for a Carnival poster» 1900

42. «Self portrait» and «Portrait of Anglada Camarasa» « Sabartés disguised as decadent poet», 1900 «Man with cape», 1900

43. The visit to Paris in 1900 reflects a strong influence of Touluse-Lautrec in Picasso’s work. «Jardín de París» Project for a poster 1901 « can-can dancer» 1901 «La nana, dwarf dancer» 1901

44. «The wait» o «Margot» 1901

45. 1897 | He presents Science and Charity at the Fine Arts General Exhibition in Madrid. He begins his studies at the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid at his family’s request, but before long leaves the Academy. Frequent visits to the Prado Museum. 1898 | He falls ill with scarlet fever. He returns to Barcelona and moves to Horta d’Ebre (now Horta de Sant Joan, Terra Alta, Tarragona), on the invitation of his friend Manuel Pallarès. ‘Everything I know I learnt it in the town of Pallarès’, Picasso would say years later. 1899 | He returns to Barcelona and frequents the Quatre Gats tavern, a meeting place for avant-garde art. He shares discussions with Carles Casagemas, Jaume Sabartés, the Reventós brothers, the Soto brothers, the Cardona brothers and Joan Vidal Ventosa. Chronology 1881- 1973

46. 1900 | First individual exhibition at the Quatre Gats . In September, he makes his first trip to Paris with Carles Casagemas, on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition in Paris where a work by the artist, Last moments, was being shown. He meets Pere Mañach, his first dealer, and has his first contact with the gallery owner Berthe Weill. He returns to Barcelona at the end of December and celebrates New Year in Malaga with Casagemas. 1901 | Move to Madrid. Casagemas commits suicide in Paris. He founds the magazine Arte Joven with Francesc d’Assís Soler which had a print run of 5 editions. He returns to Barcelona and makes a second trip to Paris. From June 25th to July 14th he has his first exhibition in Paris at the Vollard Gallery alongside the Basque painter Francisco Iturrino. He meets the poet Max Jacob. Beginning of the Blue Period. 1902 | Return to Barcelona and third trip to Paris, where he lives and works short of money in Max Jacob’s room. 1903 | Return to Barcelona. He begins his studies for La Vie (Life) , a masterpiece from the Blue Period, presently housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art.

47. 1904 | His fourth and final trip to Paris where he moves to Montmartre in the building known as ‘Bateau-Lavoir’ at 13 Rue de Ravignan. He meets Fernande Olivier who would become his companion until 1912. He also meets the poets Guillaume Apollinaire and André Salmon and frequents the Medrano Circus. Picasso would always keep his ties with Barcelona and return repeatedly. He is known to have stayed in 1906, 1909, 1910, 1913, 1917, 1926, 1933 and 1934.