How did the Nazis treat Picasso in Paris during World War II?

Oh boy, Picasso’s time in Paris during World War II!

Picasso was living it up in Paris when the Nazis showed up. You’d think a guy who changed art as much as he did would be treated like royalty right? Not really.

The Nazis who loved boring and uncreative things (except for their snappy uniforms) thought Picassos work was too strange. They called it “degenerate arts” because they just didn’t get it.

Instead of putting him in jail, they let him be but kept an eye on him. Imagine him in his studio, surrounded by paintings that are worth a fortune today creating without a care while the Nazis marched outside.

There’s a story that when a German officer saw his painting Guernica and asked if he made it, Picasso replied, “No, you did.” That’s the ultimate “screw you” to the Nazis.

So, in short Picassos was like that quirky uncle at a family gathring: tolerated mostly ignored, but never silenced. Luckily, he kept creating showing that true art and spirit can’t be crushed even by the biggest bullies in history.