Pablo PicassoSpanish, 1881–1973La Vie
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Room223 20th Century Avant-GardeCleveland, United States
On public display.
- Checked
- 4 hours ago
- In this state since
- Aug 19, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
La Vie (Zervos I 179) is a 1903 oil painting by Pablo Picasso. It is widely regarded as the pinnacle of Picasso's Blue Period.
The painting is in the permanent collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1945.24
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 4 days ago
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — © Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Meanwhile, in the life of Pablo Picasso
The whole life1895–1904 · Workplace
Barcelona
17 February 1901
Suicide of Carlos Casagemas
The suicide of his close friend Carlos Casagemas deeply shook the young Picasso and became one of the impulses behind the Blue Period.
1901–1904
The Blue Period
The Blue Period began — somber paintings in blue-green tones with themes of poverty and sorrow; Picasso divided his time between Barcelona and Paris.
1904
Move to Paris, Beginning of the Rose Period
Picasso settled in the Bateau-Lavoir residence in Montmartre; the sorrow of the Blue Period gave way to images of the theater and the circus — the Rose Period began.
1904
Meeting Fernande Olivier
In Paris Picasso met the bohemian artist Fernande Olivier, who became his lover and the model for many Rose Period paintings.
1905
Meeting the Steins and Matisse
Picasso became a favorite of the collectors Leo and Gertrude Stein; at one of Gertrude Stein's gatherings in 1905 he met Henri Matisse — a lifelong friend and rival.
