Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso Famous painter Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain, in 1881. His father, an art teacher, recognized his sons talent at an early age. Pablo attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona, where his father was appointed professor in 1896. When he was only 16, Picasso had his own studio and had already mastered realistic technique, and did not have much use for school. Picasso's personal style began to form from 1901 to 1904. This period was …showed first 75 words of 404 total…

…showed last 75 words of 404 total…the 20th century. In all of these periods Picasso played and important role, he said that "to repeat oneself is to go against the constat flight forward of the spirit". Although primarily a painter, he also became a fine sculptor, engraver and ceramist. Picasso continued to work well into his 90's as a painter, ceramist, sculptor, designer, and graphic artists. When he died on April 8, 1973, his estates value was estimated at more than 500 million dollars.