Throughout his absence from Paris, Casagemas had been writing to Germaine multiple times a day. Not much is known about the three weeks Casagemas spent in Paris after his arrival in early 1901, except that he asked Germaine to live with him and she refused. But he soon decided that he would again return to Spain. On February 17, 1901, Casagemas arranged a farewell dinner for himself at the Hippodrome Cafe in Paris. He invited Germaine and a few friends, including Manuel Pallarés and Manolo Hugué. At approximately 9pm and after many rounds of wine and absinthe, Casagemas asked Germaine one final time if she would marry him. When she refused, he drew a pistol and shot at her. The bullet did not strike her, but she fell to the ground. Casagemas then turned the gun and shot himself in the right temple. He died in a hospital later that evening. One of Picasso's portraits accompanied Casagemas's obituary nine days later. Picasso returned to Paris in May, 1901, resumed residence in the studio that he had shared with Casagemas, visited the site of Casagemas's suicide, and eventually had an affair with Germaine. During the years to follow, Picasso painted various death portraits of Casagemas. Germaine remained part of Picasso's life for many years and was later one of the models depicted in Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon". In 2014, the National Art Museum of Catalonia (Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, MNAC) put up the first major exhibit dedicated solely to Casagemas's work. Robert Sheehan portrayed Casagemas in the 2018 season of the television series "Genius", which focuses on the life and career of Pablo Picasso.