Pablo Picasso
Modern Genius with Classical Roots
Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. He showed artistic talent early, and his painter/art professor father began training him in drawing and painting at age seven. He entered the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona at thirteen. At sixteen, he was in the best art school in Spain, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid.
In his late twenties, Pablo developed his Cubist style. With his painting, Les Demoiselles, in 1925, Pablo joined the Surrealist movement, Surrealist writer, Andre Breton called him, “one of ours.”Les Demoiselles
Pablo was one of the most famous painters in history. As one critic said, “[He] dismantled the history of art then rebuilt it in a way that is still influencing artists today. He changed the way everyone thinks about art and looks at art. Is a massive achievement that…will [never] be equaled.”
Pablo had classical training. Here are works that reflect his roots:
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The Picador, 1890
Male Torso, 1893
House in the Field, 1893
Female Nude from Back, 1895
View of Boats, 1895
The Altar Boy, 1895
Quarries, 1896
Portrait of The Artist’s Mother, 1896
Portrait of Aunt Pepa, 1896
Science and Charity, 1897
Portrait of Olga Picasso, 1923
The Dove, 1949
Pablo died on April 8, 1973 in Mougins, France from a heart attack caused by pulmonary edema.
