Expression écrite

Doc. 1A genius at work

Doc. 2What determines the commercial value of art?

Les candidats des séries S et ES traiteront l’un des deux sujets (200 mots environ, +/- 15 mots).

1 Can everything have a price? Discuss and illustrate by giving examples.

2 Picasso and the narrator (document 1) meet again the day after in the street and start discussing about art. Imagine the scene including their conversation.

Les candidats de la série L LVO traiteront l’un des deux sujets (200 mots environ, +/- 15 mots).

3 Document 1, lines 5-6 : “... I want fullness and passion, an end to hunger.”

Is a work of art necessarily a question of money? Discuss and illustrate by giving examples.

4 Imagine the entry of the narrator’s diary after meeting Picasso. Focus on his reactions, emotions and future aspirations as an artist.

Les candidats de la série L LVA traiteront le sujet suivant (300 mots environ, +/- 15 mots).

5 Discuss the question asked in the picture.