16 Facts About Carles Casagemas

Carles Antoni Cosme Damia Casagemas i Coll was a Spanish painter and poet.

Carles Casagemas is known for his friendship with Pablo Picasso, who painted several portraits of Casagemas.

Casagemas fell in love with Germaine, a model they had portrayed; however, Casagemas was unable to consummate the relationship due to impotence.

Carles Casagemas attempted suicide once more in a Paris cafe, during a farewell dinner party he held for himself.

Carles Antoni Cosme Damia Casagemas i Coll was born into an upper class, cultured family on September 28,1880, in his family's home on Carrer Nou de la Rambla, Barcelona, Spain.

Carles Casagemas formed strong political views during his teenage years becoming a self-declared anarchist and a Catalanista, even taking part in demonstration and having a run-in with police.

Carles Casagemas put up an exhibit at Els Quatre Gats just after Picasso's, in late March and early April 1900.

In October 1900, Carles Casagemas accompanied Picasso to Paris for the Exposition.

Carles Casagemas quickly fell in love with Germaine, while Odette began sleeping with Picasso.

Carles Casagemas spoke of suicide often and attempted to kill himself at least once before Picasso suggested that they leave Paris and return to Spain for the holidays.

Not much is known about the three weeks Carles Casagemas spent in Paris after his arrival in early 1901, except that he asked Germaine to live with him and she refused.

On February 17,1901, Carles Casagemas arranged a farewell dinner for himself at the Hippodrome Cafe in Paris.

Carles Casagemas invited Germaine and a few friends, including Manuel Pallares and Manolo Hugue.

At approximately 9pm and after many rounds of wine and absinthe, Carles Casagemas asked Germaine one final time if she would marry him.

Carles Casagemas then turned the gun and shot himself in the right temple.

Picasso returned to Paris in May, 1901, resumed residence in the studio that he had shared with Carles Casagemas, visited the site of Carles Casagemas's suicide, and eventually had an affair with Germaine.