Picasso moved to Montmartre in Paris in 1904, where he lived in a building called Bateau-Lavoir. There he met Fernande Olivier, who became his companion until 1912. He also befriended poets Guillaume Apollinaire and André Salmon. This period marked the beginning of Picasso's Rose Period, known for paintings featuring light colors and motifs related to circus performers.

1. 3.4. Picasso and the Pink Period (1904-1906) In Bateau-Lavoir, I haven’t any money but there ... I was famous !

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25. 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. Start of the Rose Period. 1905 | He spends three weeks during summer at the house of writer Tom Schilperoort in Schoorl (Holland). He meets brother and sister Leo and Gertrude Stein. 1906 | The Steins introduce him to Henri Matisse. A stay in Gósol (Berguedà, Lleida). Return to Paris. Chronology 1881- 1973