Rebecca Pavlick 5-K
Pablo Picasso’s Early Life
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Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born on
October 25,1881 in Malaga, Spain.
His father’s name was Jose Blasco his
mother’s name was Maria Picasso.
His father was a painter and a
professor at a school.
He learned all the basics of classical
art from his father.
Pablo Picasso also attended an art
school in Madrid, but dropped out in a
few months because he didn’t find it
too interesting.
Picasso’s real work had started in
1894.
He saw shapes and a picture
whenever he looked at something.
In the early 1900’s Pablo started
something called “Cubism” which
broke down people, objects , and
landscapes.
Pablo Picasso’s Adulthood
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The first painting called “The First Communion” was painted
in 1895 which showed his sister Lola.
He made his first trip to Paris in 1900 to learn different styles
of art.
In 1901 he started his own magazine called “Arte Joven”
Pablo lived in Barcelona during his “Blue Period” because of
the loss of a close friend. 1901 to 1904 was called Picasso’s
“Blue” Period because many of his paintings were in the
shades of blues and greens.
In 1904, he fell in love with Fernande Olivier and was no
longer sad. So he started “Rose” period his painting were
red, pinks, oranges instead of blues.
His most famous painting is called “Portrait of Aunt Pepa.”
Pablo Picasso’s Biography
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From 1899 to 1900 was a period where Picasso was
creating paintings in a modernist style which emerged due to
his influence and exposure to the works of Rossetti, Edward
Munch etc.
All the painting by Pablo Picasso are usually classified into
many “periods”.
He was married four times.
Pablo Picasso often had a active love life with several
mistresses.
Pablo Picasso’s Later Life and Death
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He still continued the affair with Maria-Therese for a long
time and even a daughter also called Maia.
Also he had another affair with a young art student.
Then he met Jacqueline Roque and was with her till his
death so she divorced her ex-husband and married Picasso
for her children to keep their rights.
April 8,1973 they were entertaining some friends and having
them over for dinner and Pablo Picasso died and he last
words were “Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I cant
drink no more.”
Women Flower
Le Pinchet Nior Et La Tete De Mort
Bibliography
Books:
Mc Nesse, Tim. Pablo Picasso .New York: Chelas Publisher, 2006
Lowery, Linda. Pablo Picasso. Minneapolis: Carolrhonda Books Inc., 1999
Swanson, Shelly. Pablo Picasso Mankato, Minnesota: Bridgestone Books Inc., 2002
Websites:
“Pablo Picasso” http://www.biographyonline.net/artists/images/picasso4602.jpg
“Le Pinchet Nior Et La Tete De Mort”
http://www.coolhunting.com/images/PabloPicassoSkeleton.jpg
“Women Flower” http://wahooart.com/A55A04/w.nsf/OPRA/BRUE5ZKDL4/$File/Pablo%20Picasso%20-%20Woman%20with%20a%20Flower.JPG
“The Old Guitarist” http://emptyeasel.com/wpcontent/uploads/2007/06/theoldguitaristbypablopicasso.jpg
“ Your Daily Yart” http://jerryandmartha.com/yourdailyart/images/picassoclowns.jpg