Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) Painter, Sculptor

Picasso was born October 25, 1881 in Málaga, Spain. His father was a painter and art professor. His first word was the spanish for “pencil”. At age 13, his father convinced the school of fine arts to take him on as a student.

After studying at the best art school in Spain,picasso traveled to Paris. He was very poor, sometimes burning his paintings to keep warm. In 1905, he became a favorite of an influential american art patron living in Paris, Gertrude Stein. She would help launch his career.

Picasso’s work is sorted into “periods”. Each period is distinctive for the style, mood, and colors he used. His Blue Period is full of sad, serious paintings mostly done in blues and greens. The figures in these paintings look thin and hungry. Femme aux Bras Croisés (1902)
The Old Guitarist (1903)

Picasso pioneered a new style of painting called “Cubism”. Glass and bottle of Suze (1912)

Three musicians (1921)

The Dream (1932)

One of Picasso’s most famous paintings - Guernica (1937)

Picasso was also a sculptor.
Chicago Picasso (1967)