Pablo Picasso ~ The Father of Cubism

~ Born: October 25, 1881 - Died: April 8, 1973

Known as "the Father of Cubism", Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain. His technically skilled drawings and paintings first emerged at the age of 15.

Picasso had an original style which continued to evolve throughout his long career. He died at his home in France at the age of 92.

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From 1901-1904 his paintings depicted forlorn people painted in shades of blue, thus the name the 'Blue Period'. Then in 1904 his paintings took on a warmer, more optimistic tone bringing on the Rose Period. In 1907 he and French painter George Braque pioneered cubism.

In Cubism the subject matter is broken up, analyzed, and reassembled in an abstracted form. Picasso and Braque initiated the movement when they followed the advice of Paul Cézanne, who in 1904 said artists should treat nature "in terms of the cylinder, the sphere and the cone."

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"The Old Guitarist" (1903) was one of the most famous artworks from his Blue Period, which was tragically triggered by a close friend’s suicide.

Only 20 years old at the time, Picasso’s Blue period artworks are an astounding portrayal of complex emotions utilizing a limited palette of somber blues and greens.

A 20th century grand master, Picasso co-founded Cubism and created a prolific 20,000 paintings, prints, sculptures and drawings during his lifetime.