Special Reading 1 The World of Picasso
Realistic Period
Pablo ____ was born in Spain in 1881.
His father was an ____, too.
But young Picasso could paint better than his ____.
Picasso painted his mother when he was 14 ____ old.
The painting was so good, and it ____ real.
This time is his ____ Period.
Blue Period
When Picasso was 20 years old, he ____ to Paris.
____ one of his friends died. He was very sad.
He started painting in ____.
He painted sad, lonely, and poor people, like the old ____ player on the street.
This time is his Blue Period (____).
Rose Period
Later, ____ found happiness.
He ____ using the colors pink and orange more.
This ____ is his Rose Period (1904-1906).
A ____ years later, he also got interested in African art.
Cubism
Finally, Picasso began a ____ art style, Cubism.
He liked painting faces ____ the front and from the side.
So he started painting a face from the front and the ____ AT THE SAME TIME!
He became ____ famous.
____ saw things differently.
Even his fashion ____ was different.
He wanted to buy this style of trousers, but he couldn’t ____ any.
Everyone said, “When ____ wear them, you look short and fat.”
So he had to make a special ____.
Picasso died at the age of 91, and until then he ____ stopped trying new things.
He showed us the world in a special ____.