Carles Casagemas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carles Casagemas

Spanish artist

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1880

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1901

Profession: artist, painter, choreographer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Carles Antoni Cosme i Damia Casagemas i Coll (Carlos Casagemas) (September 27, 1880, in Barcelona – February 17, 1901, in Paris, France) was a Catalan painter and poet.
He is known for his friendship with Pablo Picasso, who painted several portraits of Casagemas.
They traveled around Spain and eventually to Paris, where they lived together in a vacant studio.
Casagemas fell in love with Germaine, a model they had portrayed, however Casagemas was unable to consummate the relationship due to impotence.
This, along with his descent into depression and mood swings, led to several suicide attempts.
Casagemas attempted suicide once more in a Paris cafe, during a farewell dinner party he held for himself.
This time he was successful and Casagemas died at a hospital later that evening.
This event is widely recognized as inspiring Picasso's blue period.