Go To My Kids Art Home PagePablo Picasso 1881 - 1973
Pablo Picasso was born more than 120 years ago (1881) in Malaga, Spain.
He is famous for being the co-founder of Cubism which is a style of painting where objects of the painting subject are broken up and re-painted in an abstract form.
When Pablo was age 7 his father (who was also a painter) gave him artistic training in figure drawing and oil painting.
Later on Pablo studied art in Madrid and then went to Paris when he was about 19. In 1900 Paris was considered the art capital of Europe.
Picasso's work is divided into periods - The Blue
Period (1901-1904), which were sad looking paintings using blue and blue-green colours.
Through-out his life Picasso also did ceramic and bronze sculptures, drawings, etchings and poetry. He also did paintings of other famous artist's paintings but in his own style.
He died (heart attack) in 1973 Age 91 - His final words were "Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can’t drink any more."
Unusual Facts about Picasso Pablo's real name is Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Clito Ruiz Picasso. A lot of the names are of saints and relatives. According to his mother, Pablo's first words were "piz, piz", which is short for lapiz - Spanish for 'pencil' Some of his paintings are amongst the most expensive in the world. _____________________________________________________ If you want to make your own Picasso visit Mr Picasso Head
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