Artist Profile: Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso was born on October 25th 1881 in Malaga Spain and he passed away on April 8th 1973. He is the oldest of two sisters, Lola and Concepcion and is the son of Don Jose Ruiz y Blasco and Maria Dicasso y Lopez. His father Jose was a professor of arts and his mother Maria was a stay at home mother. Picasso received his education at the School of Fine Art and the Royal Academy of San Fernando. He was married twice and had four kids with three women. His first marriage was to Olga Kjojhiova from 1918-1955 during which he had several other lovers. He then married Jacqueline Roque in 1961 and they were married until his death in 1973. World War I, World War II, the liberation of Paris, Nazis, and the French Resistance were all important events and time periods during Picasso's life. Three struggles that he dealt with were his overpowering desire for women, the rumors that were said about him such as that he was a lefty and that he stole the Mona Lisa, and he was nearly killed at birth. One thing that most people might not know about this artist is his relationships with so many women. Picasso mainly used oil pastels, cubism and collage. He was most associated with the Surrealism and Cubism Periods. His most famous works include The Old Guitarist, The Portrait of Gertrude Stein, and Les Oemoiselles d' Auignon. Two pieces that I would like to know more about are The Old Guitarist which shows his concerns with the miserable conditions in Spain and The Three Musicians which is in remembrance of his childhood.