Question

Which statement about the "Blue Period" is false?

A) Blue Period artworks were produced between 1901 - 1904.
B) Blue Period paintings were somber paintings of society's poor and outcast.
C) They were monochromatic paintings in shades of blue and blue-green.
D) They were painted after a difficult break-up between the artist and his longtime lover.

Answer 1

Answer: D. They were painted after a difficult break-up between the artist and his longtime lover.

Explanation: Picasso learned that his close friend Carlos Casagemas had died. It constituted the ground for the Blue period.