You may never have thought of it this way, but there is a certain poetic justice to the way the French have adopted Picasso as one of their own. Of course, he's Spanish. But there's more Picasso on display in Paris than any other city in the world. Why would the French be so enamored with our Man of the Blue Period? Picasso is difficult to comprehend Although he painted lots of women, Picasso was misogynist Picasso was a very difficult individual Everyone knows he's high culture, but how many people really like the stuff? Evidently, the French do.