This episode with the cigar of his uncle Salvador, many biographers of Picasso dedicate great importance to him, indicating that in memory of his first breath mixed with tobacco smoke, the artist throughout his life did not part with the tobacco. Despite the fact that he very regularly smoked cigars - Picasso lived 91 years, remaining healthy until the last days.
Many works by Pablo Picasso are devoted to tobacco and cigars in particular. The artist himself preferred a good cigar (regardless of the brand as long as the cigar was expressive).
The artist claimed that in his life there were two sources of inspiration: tobacco and women. They stimulate his creative activity - in fact, dependence on good tobacco is found in the famous works of Picasso including among others The matador with the cigar in 1970 or even Composition with the blue cigar box [Glass and packet of tobacco] in 1921.
While working on a painting, the artist often smoked cigars one by one, accompanying his cigar with a sip of a good absinthe, to which he also had a predilection. Many critics and art critics wonder if such a combination could have an impact on Picasso's rise as an artist. The genius himself said that nothing can replace a good cigar and that the smell of this smoke gives him the inspiration to create a true work of art.
There is a legend that says that once Picasso was stopped by a woman in the street, who handed him a sheet of paper and asked him to draw something for her. Pablo slowly lit a cigar and sketched out a small sketch, which he handed to the woman asking her to keep it well - because soon this simple sketch will cost a million dollars. The admirer was surprised and said that this sketch will never be worth a million, as the artist painted it in half a minute.
To which the artist replied that he had worked half a life to draw a picture in half a minute!
To be continued, this incredible auction at Christie's of Picasso's cigars, sold for $ 890,000!
The auction
