Pablo Picasso

He was one of the greatest, most prolific and creative painters of the 20th century, producing paintings, prints, ceramics and sculptures. The Picasso Museums in Madrid, Paris and Antibes, and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne all have many Picasso works in their collections, and many museums competed to acquire them. His style changed over the years, and he was influenced by African sculpture, which led to the development of Cubism.


Born in Malaga, Spain in 1881

He showed talent from an early age and began painting oil paintings at the age of eight.

1892: Entered the La Coruna School of Fine Arts

His father, an art teacher and curator, was amazed at his son Pablo Picasso's incredible talent, so he gave him his own oil painting tools and stopped painting himself.

1895 Entered the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona

1897 Entered the Royal School of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid

1900: Moved to Paris

1901: Paris art dealer Vollard holds Picasso's first solo exhibition

1901–1904: The Blue Period

1902 Parent and Child at the Seaside

1904: Settled in a laundry house in Montmartre, Paris

1904-1906: The rosy era

1905 Boy with a Pipe

1906-1917: The Cubist Era

1907: Woman of Avignon

1908–1925: The neoclassical period

1925–1936: The Surrealist Era

1932 Dream Production

1937: Creation of Guernica

He passed away near Nice, France in 1973.