Which statement about the characteristics of paintings from picasso's blue period are true?

a. they were made using colors that evoke a feeling of excitement

b. they were made using heavy, dark outlines

c. they show figures with long limbs and faces and are similar in style to paintings by el greco

d. they depict well-to-do people living in paris

Option C

Explanation: The period from 1901 to 1904, called the "blue period" of Picasso. This period was triggered by the lost of Picasso's friend, Carlos Casagemas, in Paris.

The paintings show a still that reminds to the one done by del Greco, and showing themes and colors related to melancholy and sadness.

While he stayed in Paris during part this period, the paintings don't show necessarily things like the lives of "well-to-do" people living there, some of the paintings depicted things like poverty, diseases, and things that troubled the Picasso's mind at the time.