Soon after, France fell and Paris was occupied by Nazi Germany. Many artists who used to live in France fled to America. Picasso stayed in Paris at this time.
Picasso needs great courage to do this, because he is Hitler's most hated and feared artist and has always been regarded as the creator of Bolshevik art and decadent art.
After the Germans occupied Paris, they began to win people's hearts: win people's hearts by means. French artists invited them to visit Germany and subsidized food and coal. However, Picasso flatly rejected these conspiracy interests.
Picasso sneer at the two, hit the floor to say:
"Spaniards are not afraid of cold!"
Because he refused to compromise with fascism, some fascists crowded him out under the banner of art, shouting: "Put Picasso in the madhouse!" " "
Picasso's friends abroad wrote to him, urging him to leave Paris, live a stable life abroad and get rid of the troubles of war. Picasso refused, and he was very powerful (K275N ɡ QIā n ɡ): he described a rhythmic loud voice. Replied:
"I don't want to take risks. I just don't want to give in to violence and terror. I want to stay, no matter how much it costs! "
These words show Picasso's tenacious character of not being afraid of violence. On the one hand, he persistently opposed fascism; on the other hand, he wisely protected himself and his works.
Picasso kept most of his works in the bank safe. On one occasion, the Germans suddenly announced that they would register the contents of the bank safe for "just in case", in fact, they wanted to take the opportunity to plunder the property of the people of Paris.
When Picasso arrived at the bank, the cabinets of the three rooms where he and Matisse were hiding paintings were opened, because they were the objects of Hitler's special "concern"; So those precious works are in danger of being taken away or even destroyed.
Picasso was in a hurry. He looked at the two German soldiers who were registered in front of him, and found that he didn't know much about art. He was vaguely disappointed when he saw a room full of drawing paper. Maybe they thought it should be paper money or gold and silver jewelry!
Picasso relaxed a little. Knowing that the two soldiers were not interested in art, he took them from room to room and suddenly showed them one or two stacks of unimportant paintings. The two soldiers turned around in some confusion. When they look at the painting again, their minds are full of things they don't understand, and no one is decent. They thought, "It seems that these things are of little value."
Picasso read their minds and said, "Gentlemen, these rags add up to only 8,000 francs."
German soldiers were impatient for a long time. They hurriedly registered a third of the things in the room and left, complaining that they didn't get a fat job today, and they worked hard for nothing.
Picasso breathed a sigh of relief "Thank God!" He drew a cross on his chest, glad that he had saved himself and Matisse years of hard work.
However, under the Nazi's iron hoof, not all people were as lucky as Picasso to save themselves.
Throughout the gloomy atmosphere occupied by Germany, Picasso always felt surrounded by a kind of darkness, which made his mind miserable, and only his eternal desire for love supported him. At that time, he met francoise who was about to replace Dora.
Picasso met francoise at a dinner party, when francoise was 22 years old and a painter. Picasso used that kind of provocation (xìn): trying to cause conflict or war by making use of the topic. Language, to attract the attention of francoise. He asked her in a skeptical tone, "I heard that you are also a painter?" So francoise replied, "Of course." Then Picasso gave in. He said, "Well, I'm also a painter. You can go to my studio when you are free. " No one can refuse Picasso's invitation. Francoise asked eagerly when it was.
Picasso is a charming tour guide, and his artistic genius is also reflected in the introduction of the studio. Almost in a literary language, he weaved the history and legend of this house into a fascinating story and told it to francoise. This visit suddenly made francoise lose any ability to resist. At present, the 62-year-old man exudes an irresistible attraction. After coming out of the studio, francoise took a deep breath in the sun, and then she relished the scene on her way home and Picasso's witty remarks. She suddenly realized that this great artistic genius had become the theme of her life in the past hour, and she couldn't help falling in love with him.
1944 On the morning of August 24th, the people of Paris were awakened from their sleep by the rumble of guns, and then they heard the roar of tanks.
Picasso pushed open the bedroom window just to feel the sunshine and fresh air. Some people gathered under the building, as if talking about something, and everyone seemed very excited and excited.
"What's the matter?" Picasso asked loudly.
"Paris is liberated and the Germans are retreating!" The people downstairs answered loudly.
"Really? Paris is liberated! " Picasso was stunned and couldn't accept the sudden good news for a while.
He blew the bugle and rushed downstairs, looking up and blowing 30 times in the blue sky. Loud trumpets infected people who were immersed in joy. They are singing and dancing, and their eyes are full of joy and hope.
Drove out the German fascists, and soon, the Allies squeezed into Paris. These young people from across the ocean have two wishes. First, they want to climb the famous xi: Far and Near. Eiffel Tower; Second, visit Picasso's studio.
For weeks, Picasso's studio was crowded with soldiers in American uniforms. Like lee miller, they managed to get their life back from the battlefield. Anyway, they all wanted to realize their desire to see Picasso and his studio.
Picasso looked at these young people who came back from the battlefield with love. Each of them has experienced the baptism of artillery fire and the threat of death. Picasso tried his best to meet their demands, no matter how strange they were.
Picasso's sincere treatment made the soldiers feel warm. When you are tired, just find a place to lie down and sleep, as if this studio is their home, safe and warm. One day, more than twenty people actually slept on the floor of Picasso's studio.
1944 10, Picasso joined the French production party. All his friends know that he has always been concerned about politics, but no one expected that Picasso, who is free and unrestrained (J: and), would join the * * * production party. This news became the hottest topic on the streets of Paris at that time.
Soon, francoise gave birth to a boy named Croute for Picasso. From then on, Picasso and francoise began to live together formally. 1949 19 in April, francoise gave birth to his daughter Paloma for Picasso. Paloma means pigeon in Spanish.
Pigeons are the most beautiful images hidden in Picasso's heart. Pigeons were Picasso's favorite animals when he was a child. During this period, Picasso especially felt the happiness of family life. He teased the children tirelessly and played childish games with them. The innocence buried in Picasso's heart was inspired by his children.
Living in seclusion in Valori is simple but not lonely. 1949 On August 24th, the French Minister of the Interior awarded Picasso a silver medal in recognition of his great courage and inspiring works in the anti-fascist struggle. Picasso accepted the honor of course.
On September 2nd, Picasso flew to Poland to receive the "Polish Renaissance Medal" awarded by the Polish President in recognition of his outstanding performance in international cultural exchange and anti-fascist struggle. 165438+ 10 month, was awarded the Lenin Peace Medal.
In the same year, he arrived in London to attend the third world capitalist peace conference. Because the British government at that time was extremely anti-* *, party member from many countries was refused entry. Picasso was very angry about it. He boldly made a one-minute speech to support the meeting. In his speech, he did not hesitate to avoid some things that might have bad consequences. Claiming:
"I advocate survival and oppose death. I advocate peace and oppose war. "
1949 In February, the World Peace Conference was held in France, and the French producers invited Picasso to design promotional materials for the conference.
Before that, the image of white dove kept flashing in Picasso's mind. From childhood memories to his little daughter Paloma, Picasso is full of infinite love for this lovely image. Just then, sculptor Michel Simma gave Picasso an owl as a souvenir. The fierce image of the owl suddenly inspired Picasso's creation, so the poor owl became a symbol of evil and barbarism in Picasso's heart, while the dove became a symbol of peace.
So Picasso moved his white dove to the lithograph. In this picture, pigeon feathers sparkle on a black background.
The image of this pigeon soon became one of the most famous symbols in the world. It was named "Dove of Peace". This dove of peace flew across the borders of various countries without any obstacles and appeared on buildings and stamps all over the world.
In 1950s, Picasso suffered from the death of his friend. 1953, Matisse died. A year later, fernand leger, one of the four great cubists, passed away, which caused a greater shock to Picasso. Picasso still misses the sight of them working side by side in expanding cubism. Picasso often sat in a dark room, quietly recalling his life, missing his old friends, and more importantly, the fear of dying seized him.
It was also in this year that Picasso met the beautiful model Jacqueline, so Picasso's heart began to be restless again, and he began to secretly date Jacklin. Jacklin was the last lover in his life.
This winter, francoise couldn't stand Picasso's lack of love, and her relationship with Picasso broke down completely. She left Picasso with her daughter and son. As a result, the old man was completely lonely.
However, on March 2, 196 1, Picasso, who was nearly 80 years old, held his second wedding in Valori City Hall, and the bride was Jacqueline, 35 years old. On that day, only relatives and friends and mayor Paul Derrigan attended the wedding. Picasso was tired of being followed by reporters, so he specially held a secret wedding. The wedding was not disturbed by reporters until the end. Picasso proudly said to his new wife, "Look, I did it!" " "
Jacqueline was Picasso's only companion in her later years, and she dedicated herself to Picasso. One day, on her way home, someone showed her the beauty of the sunset. She said proudly and hurriedly, "People who are lucky enough to be with Picasso don't even care about the sun!"
On Picasso's ninetieth birthday, the Paris municipal government awarded him the title of "honorary citizen" and held an exhibition for him in the Louvre. French President Georges Pompidou personally presided over the opening ceremony.
1On the evening of April 7th, 973, Picasso had dinner with Jacqueline and their notary antebi. 1 1 pm, he got up and said, "Sorry, I have to go to work." He worked in the studio and didn't go to bed until 3 am. Soon, he suddenly became ill, shivering, panting and dying.
Jacqueline can't control her emotions at this time. She sat beside him and muttered, "He has no right to do this to me, and he has no right to leave me ..."
"Where are you, Jacqueline?" He suddenly asked, and then turned to the doctor bernal: "It is a big mistake for you to refuse to get married. Marriage is very useful. " These are Picasso's last two coherent words left to the world.
At 1 1: 40 the next morning, the old man named Picasso closed his eyes forever.
"An era is over." A newspaper used such a headline to describe the man's departure.
Then, the overwhelming newspapers are not stingy: they cherish too much and are reluctant to give up their own things or strength. Use all kinds of incisive words to evaluate this person's life.
"His works sublimate human beings, break away from the state of animals and understand the possibility of freedom."
"His works were born out of his understanding and love for human beings, and his art transcended the simple beauty in vision and reached a higher realm-pleasure."