 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. He had an original style which continued to evolve throughout his long career.
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."
Picasso died at his home in France at the age of 92. ~ Born: October 25, 1881 - Died: April 8, 1973.
His works include: Portrait of a Woman, Old Guitarist, Three Musicians, The Rest, Blue Nude, THe Dream, Still Life on a Pedestal, Mediterranien Landscape, Jeune Fille Devant Un Miroir, Femme a La Fleur, Lobster and Cat, Musse, Woman with a Blue Hat, Femme Aux Pigeons, Cat and Bird, Violin and Guitar, Dora Maar, Enamel Saucepan and more. |
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