The Blind Man, Pablo Ruiz Picasso, 1903
Pablo Picasso, portraitPablo PicassoSpanish, 1881–1973

The Blind Man

1903 · Drawing

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Where is “The Blind Man” now? Collection: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Harvard Art Museums

Cambridge, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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1951.56

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In the life of Pablo Picasso

The whole life
  1. 1895–1904 · Workplace

    Barcelona

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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