| Picasso is considered one of the greatest artists of | | | | where he illustrated cartoons sympathizing with the |
| the last century thanks to his many artistic | | | | poor. From then on Picasso's life changed. |
| accomplishments. From an early age he showed his | | | | The man was influential: he was the co-founder of |
| talents, even when he changed styles his ability was | | | | Cubism, the other co-founder was George Braque. |
| profoundly evident. | | | | Cubism revolutionised art in Europe - the style was to |
| Picasso was born in Malaga on October 25 1881, and | | | | look together, but broken up in an abstract way like it |
| was living in France by the time he died in April 1973. | | | | has to reconnect, but doesn't need to be as that is the |
| He was known as 'Pablo Ruiz Picasso' (sometimes | | | | sense you get. You're meant to look at it via multiple |
| people called him by his second name) but that wasn't | | | | viewpoints that are why it looks like it's broken up and |
| his full name which was 'Pablo Diego José | | | | reassembled. |
| Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los | | | | It is estimated that Picasso had created over 50,000 |
| Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Clito | | | | pieces of artwork, although this figure fluctuates |
| Ruiz y Picasso'. These are a series of names to | | | | depending on who you ask. If we were to break that |
| honour various saints and relatives. | | | | down then the numbers would look like this: 1,885 |
| They say he showed skill for drawing at an early age | | | | paintings, 1,228 sculptures, 2,880 ceramics, 12,000 |
| and that his first words were 'piz, piz' - a short version | | | | drawings and the rest in prints, tapestries and rugs. |
| of 'lápiz', the Spanish word for Pencil. At the age of | | | | Also another fact is that he is the artist with the most |
| seven his father decided to give him some formal | | | | pieces of artwork stolen, with the figure coming in at |
| training, in figure drawing and oil painting. Over the | | | | 550 and several of Picasso's paintings rank among the |
| years his father noticed that he was improving to the | | | | most expensive paintings in the world. |
| extent that he was surpassing him and, after a family | | | | If you are staying in a Costa del Sol villa and are going |
| grievance, was determined to get his son in the School | | | | to pop by Malaga then you can have a look at the |
| of Fine Arts. With help from his Dad and Uncle, | | | | place where Picasso grew up and was inspired to |
| Picasso was sent to Madrid's Royal Academy of San | | | | make masterpieces. He is an artist who, even though |
| Fernando, the country's foremost art school. After | | | | isn't with us, still has an impact on today's society. |
| studying in Madrid he left on his first trip to Paris, where | | | | Picasso's later pieces of art are what many people |
| his first Parisian friend and room-mate. These were | | | | know about, if you were to look around today you'd |
| hard times for him as he had to burn his work to keep | | | | maybe see a piece of his art on a woman's bag or a |
| his room warm. Later he founded a magazine in | | | | pen or on a book. |
| magazine with Francisco de Asís Soler in Madrid | | | | |