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Pablo Picasso
Co-developing Cubism and painting Guernica.
Modern art · Painting and sculpture
- Born
- 25 October 1881
- Birthplace
- Málaga, Spain
- Died
- 8 April 1973
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Pablo Picasso
A Spanish artist whose experiments with form, materials and perspective helped reshape twentieth-century art.
Early life
Artist father
Received early drawing and painting lessons from José Ruiz y Blasco.
Spanish training
Studied art in Barcelona and Madrid before establishing himself in France.
Career
- 1901–1904
Blue Period
Developed sombre paintings of hardship and isolation.
- 1900s
Cubist experiments
Worked with Georges Braque on fragmented forms and multiple viewpoints.
- Later decades
Multiple media
Extended his practice across sculpture, prints and ceramics.
Selected work
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
A radical treatment of figures and pictorial space.
Guernica
A monumental response to the bombing of a Spanish town.
Bull’s Head
Assembled a bicycle saddle and handlebars into an animal form.
Beyond work
Life in France
Spent most of his adult life outside Spain.
Political affiliation
Joined the French Communist Party in 1944.
Sources & photo credit
Biographical reference ↗Reina Sofía: Guernica ↗Photo: Argentina . Revista Vea y Lea. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
