©Pablo Picasso paintings 1940-1949

During the Second World War, Picasso remained in Paris while the Germans occupied the city. Picasso's artistic style did not fit the Nazi ideal of art, so he did not exhibit during this time. He was often harassed by the Gestapo. During one search of his apartment, an officer saw a photograph of the painting Guernica. "Did you do that?" the German asked Picasso. "No," he replied, "You did".
In 1944, after the liberation of Paris, Picasso, then 63 years old, began a romantic relationship with a young art student named Françoise Gilot. She was 40 years younger than he was. Picasso grew tired of his mistress Dora Maar; Picasso and Gilot began to live together. Eventually they had two children: Claude, born in 1947 and Paloma, born in 1949. In her 1964 book Life with Picasso, Gilot describes his abusive treatment and myriad infidelities which led her to leave him, taking the children with her. This was a severe blow to Picasso.

Woman styling her hair Female bust. Portrait de Dora Maar Female nude Portrait of Nusch Eluard Seated Dora Maar
Woman styling
her hair
1940
Female bust.
Portrait de
Dora Maar
1941
Female nude
1941
Portrait of
Nusch Eluard
1941
Seated
Dora Maar
1941
Seated woman Seated woman on wooden chair Seated woman with spelling book Woman in an armchair Woman in striped armchair
Seated woman
1941
Seated woman on
wooden chair
1941
Seated woman with
spelling book
1941
Woman in an
armchair
1941
Woman in striped
armchair
1941
Woman sitting in an armchair Woman sitting in an armchair Woman sitting in an armchair Boy with a langosta Bull's head on the table
Woman sitting in
an armchair
1941
Woman sitting in
an armchair
1941
Woman sitting in
an armchair
1941
Boy with a
langosta
1941
Bull's head on
the table
1942
Bust of a woman Portrait of woman. Dora Maar Seated Woman with Fish Still life with Guitar Still life with skull of ox
Bust of a
woman
1942
Portrait of woman.
Dora Maar
1942
Seated Woman
with Fish
1942
Still life
with Guitar
1942
Still life
with skull of ox
1942
The serenade A child with pigeons Bust of woman Firsts steps Head of woman
The serenade
1942
A child with
pigeons
1943
Bust of woman
1943
Firsts steps
1943
Head of woman
1943
Portrait of D. M. Skull, urchins and lamp on a table Square du Vert-Galant The Buffet 'Catalan' The buffet of 'Catalan'
Portrait
of D. M.
1943
Skull, urchins and
lamp on a table
1943
Square du
Vert-Galant
1943
The Buffet
'Catalan'
1943
The buffet of
'Catalan'
1943
Vase with flowers Vase with flowers Woman in green Woman with hat Glass and pitcher
Vase with
flowers
1943
Vase with
flowers
1943
Woman in green
1943
Woman with hat
1943
Glass and
pitcher
1944
Still life with lamp Tomato plant Woman washing her feet Woman with brooch Bull, plate I
Still life
with lamp
1944
Tomato plant
1944
Woman washing
her feet
1944
Woman with
brooch
1944
Bull, plate I
1945
Bull, plate Bull, plate Bull, plate Bull, plate Bull, plate
Bull, plate II
1945
Bull, plate III
1945
Bull, plate IV
1945
Bull, plate V
1945
Bull, plate VI
1945
Bull, plate Child with flower Crane and pitcher Figure Jug, candle and enamel pan
Bull, plate VII
1945
Child with
flower
1945
Crane and pitcher
1945
Figure
1945
Jug, candle and
enamel pan
1945
Leeks, fish head, skull and pitcher 1941 Still Life with Flowers and Lemons Seated woman with flat hat Skull and leeks The mass grave
Leeks, fish head,
skull and pitcher
1945
Still Life with
Flowers and Lemons
1941
Seated woman with
flat hat
1945
Skull and leeks
1945
The mass grave
1945
Bull, plate IX Bull, plate Bull, plate Bull, plate Bull, study
Bull, plate IX
1946
Bull, plate VIII
1946
Bull, plate X
1946
Bull, plate XI
1946
Bull, study
1946
Composition Crane, book and oil lamp Head of a woman with green curls Lust for life. Pastorale Owl on a chair and sea urchins
Composition
1946
Crane, book and
oil lamp
1946
Head of a woman
with green curls
1946
Lust for life.
Pastorale
1946
Owl on a chair
and sea urchins
1946
Standing woman Still life with skull on an armchair Two nude women Ulysses and sirens Cock and knife
Standing woman
1946
Still life with
skull on an
armchair
1946
Two nude women
1946
Ulysses and
sirens
1946
Cock and knife
1947
Head of a Girl Pigeon Still life Still life on a table Claude in the arms of his mother
Head of a Girl
1947
Pigeon
1947
Still life
1947
Still life
on a table
1947
Claude in the
arms of his
mother
1948
Claude with a ball The kitchen The kitchen Woman sitting in an armchair Claude, two years old, and his hobby horse
Claude with
a ball
1948
The kitchen
1948
The kitchen
1948
Woman sitting
in an armchair
1948
Claude, two years old,
and his hobby
horse
1949
Head of Faun Seated Francoise with blue dress Woman sitting in an armchair 1941-1942 Woman with Hat Seated in an Armchair 1944 Bust of a Woman
Head of Faun
1949
Seated Francoise
with blue dress
1949
Woman sitting in
an armchair
1949
Woman with Hat
Seated in an
Armchair
1941-1942
Bust of a Woman
1944