Pablo Picasso 1962Pablo Picasso was an Andalusian-Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor. As one of the most recognized figures in twentieth-century art, he is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work. Picasso's work is often categorized into periods. While the names of many of his later periods are debated, the most commonly accepted periods in his work are the Blue Period (1901-1904), the Rose Period (1905-1907), the African-influenced Period (1908-1909), Analytic Cubism (1909-1912), and Synthetic Cubism (1912-1919).
Picasso was born in Malaga on 25th October, 1881. His parents were Maria Picasso Lopez and professor of arts Jose Ruiz Blasco. Till 1898 he was always using both last names to sign his works, but around 1901 he skipped his first last name and started to use only his mother's one. Picasso did his first paintings when he was only 10 years and in his 15 passed with brilliant success the entrance examinations to the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona with his great paint on linen - Science and Charity .Picasso's favorite themes were musical instruments, dead nature and his friends, between whom excelled the portrait of Daniel Henry Kahnweiler (1910, Art Institute, Chicago).
The Death :
Pablo Picasso died on 8 April 1973 in Mougins, France, while he and his wife Jacqueline entertained friends for dinner. His final words were “Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can’t drink any more.” He was interred at Castle Vauvenargues’ park, in Vauvenargues, Bouches-du-Rhône. Jacqueline Roque prevented his children Claude and Paloma from attending the funeral. Devastated and lonely after the death of Picasso Jacqueline Roque took her own life by gunshot in 1986 when she was 60 years old.
Paintings painted by Picasso:
