Special Reading 1 The World of Picasso
Realistic Period
Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in ____.
His father was an artist, ____.
But young Picasso could paint better than his ____.
Picasso painted his ____ when he was 14 years old.
The painting was so good, and it looked ____.
This ____ is his Realistic Period.
Blue Period
When ____ was 20 years old, he moved to Paris.
Then ____ of his friends died. He was very sad.
He ____ painting in blue.
He ____ sad, lonely, and poor people, like the old guitar player on the street.
This ____ is his Blue Period (1901-1904).
Rose Period
Later, ____ found happiness.
He ____ using the colors pink and orange more.
This time is his ____ Period (1904-1906).
A ____ years later, he also got interested in African art.
Cubism
Finally, ____ began a new art style, Cubism.
He liked painting faces from the front and from the ____.
So he started ____ a face from the front and the side AT THE SAME TIME!
He ____ very famous.
Picasso saw things ____.
Even his ____ style was different.
He wanted to buy this style of trousers, but he couldn’t find ____.
Everyone said, “When you wear them, you look short and ____.”
So he had to make a ____ order.
Picasso died at the age of 91, and until then he ____ stopped trying new things.
He showed us the world in a ____ way.