Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Born in Malagia, Spain on October 25th, 1881.

La Picador 1890 Born to Jose Ruiz Blasco and Maria Picasso Lopez. In Spain children’s last names come from the mother’s maiden name and their middle name come from their fathers last name. Picasso’s father was a professional drawing teaching and took Pablo as his pupil at the age of 10. He had his first exhibit at the age of 13.

Science and Clarity 1897 Family moved to Barcelona, Spain where his father became professor of drawing at the local art academy and Pablo was enrolled at 16. Science and Clarity won Honorable Mention at Madrid’s art competition and Picasso’s career was launched. The doctor is really his father.

Moulin de la Galette 1900 In 1898 he fell ill and had to retire to the country side with a friend. Months later he returned to Barcelona a different person. He had dropped his fathers name and was taking his artwork in a different direction away from his father’s wishes. By late 1901, he no longer used the initial R and was just Pablo Picasso. Joined a group of Catalan Artists who would hang out together at Café Els Quatre Gats (The 4 Cats). It would be the subject of a lot of his paintings and his next exhibit. Time to go to Paris, France the art center of the world at that time. He left Spain with his studiomate, Casagemas, for France only to return to Spain in a couple of months. Casagemas had fallen in love but was scorned and unable to get over her. Picasso could not cheer him up and left him alone. Casagemas returned to France and attempted to shoot her but falled so he shot himself to death. Picasso struggled to get over the loss of his friend and blamed himself.

Self-Portrait 1901

Evocation, the Burial of Casagemas 1901 Picasso painted 2 death portraits of his friend as well as 2 funeral scenes. This was the beginning of his blue period.

The Old Guitarist 1903

Blind Mans Meal 1904 Part of Picasso’s blue period.

Girl On A Ball 1904

Student With a Pipe 1914 Along with Braque, Picasso developed the art of collage.

The Three Musicians 1921 They also developed Cubism in 1909

Girl Before A Mirror 1932 Painting of his mistress Marie-Therese Walter.

Guernica 1937 Anit-war mural In protest of Nazi Germany and Italy bombing the city of Guernica, Spain

Francoise 1947 Drawing of another mistress.

Las Meninas 1957

Sculpture 1967 This sculpture is untitled and can be found in Chicago. It cost $351,959.17 to build. Picasso was offered $100,000.00 but did not accept payment.

Seated Old Man 1971 Pablo Picasso died

Fernande Olivier (Picasso's first love, she was 18 Fernande Olivier (Picasso's first love, she was 18?; he was 23) - Marcelle Humbert AKA Eva Gouel (she was 27, Picasso was 31) - Gaby Lespinasse (he was 34, I don't know how old Gaby was, but she was young, that's for sure!) - Olga Khokhlova (Picasso's first wife; she was 26 and he was 36 when they met) - Marie-Thérèse Walter (she was 17, he was 46) - Dora Maar (she was 29, Picasso was 55) - Françoise Gilot (she was 21 when she met Picasso, who was 61) - Geneviève Laporte (one of Picasso's last lovers. She was in her mid-twenties and a French model of Picasso, who was in his seventies when the affair started) - Jacqueline Roque (who became Picasso's second wife. She was 27 and he was 79)                                                                                                                          Only legitimate child was Paulo born to Olga.