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Born in Málaga, Spain
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Entered La Llotja, where his father was a professor in art
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Painting "Science and Charity" was placed as an honorable mention. This started his rise to fame at age 15 -
Entered Royal Academy of San Fernando in the autumn
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Became ill in the spring of 1898 and spent the rest of the year in a Catalan village of Horta de Ebro with his friend.
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Dropped his last name Ruiz in late 1901 and began using his mothers surname Picasso
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His art mainly consisted of blues and greens which were inspired by his trip through Spain
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La Vie was painted in his blue period -
This period had an increase in intimacy as he had met his first "muse" during this time. His work featured circus performers
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Painted in his Rose Period -
During these years he focused on art that was heavily based on african artifacts he saw at the Palais du Trocadéro.
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Painted in his African art -
Began experimenting with proportions, perspectives and different planes of colours
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A era that was characterized by the breakdown of colour, and the dissection of forms. This allowed for him to experiment with the composition of his subjects. Mainly used browns.
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Painted in his Cubism period -
Painted during his synthetic cubism period -
Involved collages in fine art. This era shaped modern art forever
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Picasso took a trip to Italy which then caused a shift in his work. He painted in a neoclassic style while most artists reverted back to classicism
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Painted during his surrealism period -
Throughout his work the harlequin has been a prime aspect, though however when the Civil War in Spain began the harlequin changed into a minotaur
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Said to be one of the most powerful anti-war paintings ever and is arguably his most famous painting -
Died in Mougins, France to a pulmonary edema aka fluid in the lung