1. Born: October 25, 1881 Malaga, Spain
Pablo Picasso
Born: October 25, Malaga, Spain

2. Father, Don Jose Ruiz, a fine arts professor
Picasso’s first words “piz, piz”
Age 7 - formal art training began
First recognized work “Science and Charity” (1897) at age 16

3. Extreme poverty mirrored in “Blue Period” (1901-1904)
1901 – moves to Paris
Extreme poverty mirrored in “Blue Period” ( )
New love = “Rose Period” ( )
Bright colours and circus people
“The Old Guitarist” (1903)
“Harlequin on a Red Arm Chair” (1905)

4. With Georges Braque, invented Cubism in 1909
Achieved world-wide fame in 1920s
Frequent women in his life influenced his style/mood
Sleeping Peasants (1919)
Girl with a Mandolin (1910)

5. Moved to styles of classicism and surrealism.
Often produced a painting every day
50,000 works in his lifetime
Up to his death (1973) created innovative art
Don Quixote(1955)
Les Menines (1957)

6. Medium +Styles Changed medium and styles through career.
Most often worked with paint
Also paper, ink, even bronze sculptures
Began with realism
Created Cubism and collage
Many paintings Neoclassical + Surrealism
The Race (1922)

7. Themes/Subjects Themes Mythology, war, poverty, love
Incredible variety!
Still lifes, portraits, common people, scenes of the street
Particularly fond of outcasts such as poor people and prostitutes
Themes Mythology, war, poverty, love
Dwarf (1969)

8. Picasso’s famous works
Three Musicians (1921)

9. Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907)

10. Guernica (1937)