Painting Title: The Absinth Drinker 1901
Pablo Picasso: Early/Blue Period Paintings
Famous Spanish artist - 20th Century Painter

About the The Absinth Drinker Painting
This painting was done around the same time as Pablo Picasso was working on his Blue Period. Absinthe is an alcoholic drink that is now banned in many countries.

It was a drink that was made famous by the many artists in Paris that consumed and painted people consuming Absinthe. Other famous Parisian artists that painted Absinthe drinkers included Edgar Degas and Edouard Manet.

The anise derived alcoholic drink was banned in many countries because of its addictive and psychoactive qualities.