... the Barcelona School of Fine Arts at the age of 14 in just one day and was allowed to skip the first two classes. During his lifetime, the artist went through different periods of characteristic painting styles. The Blue Period of Picasso lasted from about 1900 to 1904. It is characterized by the use of different shades of blue underlining the melancholic style of his subjects - people from the grim side of life with thin, half-starved bodies. His painting style during these years is masterly and convinces even those who reject his later modern style. During Picasso's Rose Period from about 1905 to 1906, his style moved away from the Blue Period to a friendly pink tone with subjects taken from the world of the circus. After several travels to Paris, the artist moved permanently to the "capital of arts" in 1904. There he met all the other famous ...

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