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Artist Profile Introduction

The lives of Master Artists were frequently as strange and prolific as the art they created. Often on the brink of poverty or in trouble with the government, yesterday's masters struggled to keep food on the table, ink on their canvases and sanity in their spirits. Dying penniless and broken was not uncommon and very rarely, and for the most part only until this past century, was an artist ever recognized for his work during their life time. From Van Gogh's famous bouts with depression and his eventual suicide, to Da Vinci's ongoing battles with the Catholic Church, the personality of these Masters were difficult to ignore and often led to lives of intense conflict and passion. Join us now as Special Assignment Author Elizabeth Sylvan takes us behind the scenes of the Art world's first true celebrity… Pablo Picasso

Segment 1 Pablo Picasso Formative Years and Early Work
Segment 2 Pablo Picasso Cubism and a Community of Artists
Segment 3 Pablo Picasso War and Rejuvenated Forms