About Pablo Piccaso
Pablo Picasso is one of the world's most renowned artists. His career spanned over 70 years in which he completed thousands of different paintings and other works. Picasso's work is defined by specific styles in which he focused on for years at a time. In his personal life, he was heavily involved in politics, along with other artists and a number of world leaders.
Childhood
Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881, in Spain. As a child, he moved around often, spending considerable time in Barcelona during his teen years. Ultimately, he attended school at the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid.
Production
During his lifetime, it is estimated that he produced 50,000 works of art, including paintings, sculptures, ceramics and drawings. On May 4, 2004, one of his paintings, "Garcon a la pipe," sold for a record $104 million.
Identification
Picasso's artwork can be divided up into a number of different periods, including the Blue Period of 1901 to 1904, the Rose Period of 1905 to 1907, the African Period from 1908 to 1909, the Analytic Cubism Period from 1909 to 1912 and Synthetic Cubism from 1912 to 1919.
Considerations
During both World Wars and the Spanish Civil War, Picasso remained neutral. As a pacifist, he refused to take sides. However, during the late 1940s and early 1950s, he joined the Communist Part, even being awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1950.
Death
Pablo Picasso died in Mougins, France, on April 8, 1973. In his final moments, he said, "Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can't drink anymore."
