Question

At the end of a memoir, this person throws his wristwatch at the narrator and shouts, “Your time is no longer mine!” A loose biography of this person states that he “was always possessed by the necessity of emptying himself, of emptying himself completely.” A magisterial four-part biography of this person took John Richardson thirty years to complete. This person studied (15[1])objects “as a surgeon dissects a cadaver,” according to his friend’s collection of “aesthetic meditations.” (15[1])Françoise (*) Gilot (“zhee-LOH”) detailed her tempestuous (10[1])relationship with this person (10[1])in a memoir detailing the birth of their daughter Paloma. (10[1])This painter’s (10[1])portrayal of “travelers, (10[1])even more transient than we are ourselves” inspired the fifth Duino Elegy, which describes (10[1]-5[1])his depiction of “the Saltimbanque’s smile.” For 10 points, a portrait by what artist was praised for being the “only reproduction (-5[1])of me which is always I” by its sitter, Gertrude Stein? (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Pablo Picasso [or Pablo Ruiz Picasso]
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2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y10100%20%20%99.30

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Milan FernandezThe Canadianswave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp6015
Aseem KeyalThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)7515
William GoldenRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!8010
Jordan BrownsteinThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubBHSU8410
Halle FriedmanIn Search of Things PastI would prefer not to9410
Charles HangHang et al., Robert BrowningDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too9610
Joel Miles[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?Quasicrystal Silence9910
John Marvinremembrance of lost timeTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness113-5
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailSaint Peter Andre 300011310
Swapnil GargEvans Hall destruction awaitersI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble134-5
Vedul PalavajjhalaI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleEvans Hall destruction awaiters14610
Jaimie CarlsonTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladnessremembrance of lost time14610