Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

An artist of inexhaustible creativity and exceptional longevity, Pablo Picasso produced an abundant body of work. He expressed himself brilliantly in all techniques. He was capable of working with anything that came into his view, from a child's car to a bicycle saddle. He drew on the arts of the past as well as contemporary ones, and maintained a constant dialogue with them. His work has renewed and enriched the possibilities of artistic expression in an essential way. We should also mention the profusion of his engraved work and his virtuosity in handling tools.

 

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Biography of artist Pablo Picasso

Unquestionably the most famous Spanish artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga on October 25, 1881. From childhood, he was surrounded by the arts. His father, don José, was a drawing teacher and curator of the city's museum. The young Picasso showed exceptional talent from an early age. He received academic artistic training at Barcelona's School of Fine Arts, La Llotja, and then at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts San Fernando in Madrid. He made his first visit to Paris in the autumn of 1900, to attend the Universal Exhibition with his friend Casagemas. Casagemas' suicide the following year had a profound effect on Picasso. His painting became darker and more melancholy. This was the Blue Period. He makes the acquaintance of the poet Max Jacob at an exhibition devoted to him by Ambroise Vollard in his rue Laffitte gallery. Picasso moved to the Bateau-Lavoir in Montmartre, Paris, in May 1904. He met André Salmon and Guillaume Apollinaire. They frequented the Medrano circus and Le Lapin Agile. His painting changed. He painted Saltimbanques, acrobats and other circus figures. It becomes lighter. Colors tend toward ochre-pink tones.

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