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Una carta escrita por Picasso y su amigo inseparable, el artista y poeta Carlos Casagemas, contiene la fecha de su cumpleaños número diecinueve (25 de octubre de 1900). La visita (Dos hermanas) 1902 Óleo sobre madera, 152 x 100 cm El Ermitage, San Petersburgo 52 53 La carta, escrita unos días después de la llegada de Picasso a París, registra la vida parisina que llevaban; el dúo le cuenta a un amigo de Barcelona el intenso trabajo que tenían, la intención de exhibir sus pinturas en el Salón y en España, sus idas a los café-conciertos y a los teatros nocturnos.
París lo salvó y, después de sólo dos temporadas allí, durante el verano de 1902, le escribió a su amigo francés Max Jacob acerca de lo solo que se había sentido en Barcelona entre sus amigos que escribían “libros muy malos” y pintaban “cuadros idiotas”. Autorretrato 1901 Óleo sobre lienzo, 81 x 60 cm Museo Picasso, París 50 51 Picasso llegó a París en octubre de 1900 y se mudó a un estudio en Montmartre, donde se quedó hasta el final del año. A pesar de que sus contactos se limitaban a la colonia española, y aunque sin intención miraba a sus alrededores con ojos de extranjero curioso, Picasso inmediatamente y sin vacilar encontró su tema, convirtiéndose en pintor de Montmartre.
De vuelta a Madrid, Picasso emprendió la publicación de una revista llamada Arte Joven. También pintó escenas de la sociedad y retratos femeninos.