Everyone has heard about this famous artist, but not everyone knows a whole lot about him. Here are a few facts about Picasso that not a lot of people know:
- Born On: October 25, 1881
- Died On: April 8, 1973 (Yes, he lived to be 91!)
- Important Places He Lived or Traveled To: Malaga, Barcelona, Paris, Munich, many cities in Italy, and New York!
- Father's Name: Jose Ruiz Blasco
- Father's Occupation: Art School Teacher
- Mother's Name: Maria Picasso Lopez
- Siblings: Conchita Picasso, Lola Picasso.
- Education/Schooling: Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
- Marriages: Olga Khokhlova (1918-1955)
Jacqueline Rogue (1961-1973) - Dear Friend: Casegmas
- Mediums He Used: Oil paint, sculpture, drawing, and architecture.
- Most Famous Works: 1. Three Musicians
2. Girl Before a Mirror
3. The Old Guitarist - Periods That He Is Associated With:
1. Cubism
2. Rose Period
3. African Period
4. Blue Period
5. Analytic Cubism
6. Synthetic Cubism - Struggles He Had: 1. Losing his best friend, Casegmas, to suicide and beginning the blue period.
2. He could not afford to live off of his paintings alone.
3. His parents alienated him after he moved to Paris. - 5 Major World/Historical Events That Happened in his Lifetime: 1905- Bloody Sunday
1914- World War I began
1917- Russian Revolution
1932- Ameilia Earheart is going to go across the Atlantic
1939- World War II began - Random Interesting Fact: Pablo has produced an estimated 50,000 pieces of art.
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What a name! And what a huge body of work. I got to see several of his pieces at the art museum in Chicago this summer, and there's a big, reddish colored metal sculpture in the middle of town that he was commissioned to design. People thought it was too weird when it first went up, but now it is beloved.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds very interesting. I'll be sure to check it out if im ever up in the windy city!
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