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Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
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| Born | Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso[1] (1881-10-25)25 October 1881 Málaga, Spain |
| Died | 8 April 1973(1973-04-08) (aged 91) Mougins, France |
| Resting place | Château of Vauvenargues 43°33′15″N5°36′16″E / 43.554142°N 5.604438°E / 43.554142; 5.604438 |
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| Years active | 1897–1973 |
| Known for | Painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, stage design, writing |
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| Movement | Cubism, Surrealism |
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Pablo Ruiz Picasso[a][b] (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre d
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Pablo Picasso Biography
As a significant influence on 20th-century art, Pablo Picasso was an innovative artist who experimented and innovated during his 92-plus years on earth. He was not only a master painter but also a sculptor, printmaker, ceramics artist, etching artist and writer. His work matured from the naturalism of his childhood through Cubism, Surrealism and beyond, shaping the direction of modern and contemporary art through the decades. Picasso lived through two World Wars, sired four children, appeared in films and wrote poetry. He died in 1973.
Early Years: 1881-1900
Although he lived the majority of his adult years in France, Picasso was a Spaniard by birth. Hailing from the town of Málaga in Andalusia, Spain, he was the first-born of Don José Ruiz y Blasco and María Picasso y López. He was raised as a Catholic, but in his later life would declare himself an atheist.
Pablo Picasso's father was an artist in his own right, earning a living p
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Pablo Picasso. ©A Spanish painter who is widely acknowledged to be the most important artist of the 20th century. He experimented with a bred range of styles and themes in his long career, most notably inspiring 'Cubism'.
Pablo Ruiz was born in Malaga on 25 October 1881, the son of an art teacher. He later adopted his mother's maiden name of Picasso. He grew up in Barcelona, showing artistic talent at an early age. In the early 1900s, he moved between France and Spain before finally settling in Paris in 1904. There he experimented with a number of styles and produced his own original ones, reflected in his 'Blue' and 'Rose' periods.
In 1907 Picasso painted 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon', a revolutionary work that introduced a major new style - 'Cubism'. Picasso worked closely with the French artist Georges Braque in the development of this style. Picasso's next major innovation, in 1912, was 'Collage', attaching pieces of cloth, newspaper or adverti