Following World War II, his paintings became less political and more gentle. He returned to historical examples for his paintings.
Picasso was even famous during his lifetime. His pictures sold for large amounts of money. His drawing Dove of Peace, a sketch of a neighbors pigeon, is a world-known peace symbol. In 1932, Pablo met Marie-Therese Walter. They had a daughter, Maia in 1935. Pablo decided to try poetry. He didn't like grammar and puncuation, so he wrote free form.
In 1941 he wrote a play, Desire Caught by the Tail. In 1930, he met Dora Marr. She became the "weeping woman" of his paintings which turned grim.
During the first year of the Second World War, he was in the south region of France. He was worried about his paintings in Paris being destroyed, so he returned to Paris the next year.
After the Liberation of Paris, people began to wonder if he was still alive. When Americans came to Paris, they rushed to see if he was all right. He was still painting in his studio.
Nine years later, Jaqueline Rogue came to live with and take care of the 72-year old man. They were married in 1961. Picasso kept working until April 8,1973 when he died of a heart attack at age 91.