Was Pablo Picasso Jewish?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art wins a restitution case over Pablo Picasso's "The Actor," sold by German Jewish collectors fleeing the Nazis. read more

Pablo Picasso is probably the most famous artist of the 20th century. He was born in Malaga Spain on October 5, 1881. He died on April 8, 1973. read more

But there are some important clues that may be gathered from Picasso’s life and times, and I suggest three possible reasons for his choice of a Jewish subject. First, a portion of Picasso’s gloom during this period may, as some art critics suggest, have its source in the miserable conditions in turn-of-the-century Barcelona, where cripples were a common sight. read more

No. He was a Spanish Catholic. Also a communist, albeit not a very serious one. read more