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Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso is borin in Malaga, Spain. Picture can be found at: http://www.pablopicasso.org/images/picasso.jpg
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Under tutelage of father, José Ruiz Blasco, Picasso receives artitstic training in drawing figures, especially animals.
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Father accepts job at Escuela de Bellas Artes; Sister, Conchita, passes away at age 9 in 1895.
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Progresses from drawings to plasters to finally paintings. GIRL WITH BARE FEET Image Source:
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PIcasso's father accepts postion at Escuela de Bellas Artes in Barcelona. Picasso begins to assert independence.
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At the age of 14, Picasso passes entrance exams for this prestigious school.
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Picasso becomes disinterested with school; Opens studio with friend. FIRST COMMUNION Image Source:
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frustrated by Picasso's independence, PIcasso's father enrolls him in Spains top art academy. Howver, Picasso does not like the academics and drops out after a few months.
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Upon retunring, Picasso frequents the cafe, The Four Cats. This spot features artists who are invovled with the Catalan modernist movement. Among the friendships formed include the painter Carles Casagemas and poet Jaime Sabartés. Image Source:
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Picasso displays 150 drawings at Els Quatre Gats which leades to publication and inviation to show at the Exposition Universelle in Paris for later that year.
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The painting LAST MOMENTS is exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. Picasso also meet art dealers who agree to sell his works.
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Picasso learns that his friend, Casagemas has committed suicide. This tragedy is the impetus of complex works dedicated to his friend. EVOCATION: THE BURIAL OF CASAGEMAS Image Source:
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Picasso predominantly uses blue hues. His paintings leans towards social pariahs such as beggars and prostitutes. In this period, Picasso first produces bronze sculptures.
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HEAD OF A PICADOR WITH A BROKEN NOSE Image Source:
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Picassos courts Fernande Olivier after meeting her in a storm. The pair will live a Bohemian lifestyle for the next five years, Her influence can be seen in the paintings of the Rose Period.
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Picasso's choice of color changes from somber blues to brightened pinks and flesh tones. His subject matter changes as Picasso produces images of circus performers.
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Living in Paris, Picasso is enamored by art and artifacts that are coming from France's African colonies. Henry Matisse introduces Picasso to various pieces of African art that would ignite Picasso's Cubist passions.
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LES DEMOISELLES d'AVIGNON Image Source:
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Picasso during this period creates paintings that are difficult to interpet because of the lighting and shape patterns.
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Picasso is contracted to create portraits of his patrons. An example of this is WILHELM UHDE. Image Source:
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Picasso lives in Paris and Avignon with new lover Eva Gouel. She dies at the age of 30 in 1915,
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Picasso uses pieces of newspapers and wallpaper to create collages. He was the first major artist to use collage as a major medium.
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STILL-LIFE WITH CHAIR-CANING Image Source:
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MANDOLIN AND CLARINET Image Source:
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Ballet became a big influence in Picasso's life. He worked to create costume design and sets for five ballets for the Ballets Russes. He also continued tocreate Cubist painting as his main form of occupation.
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Picasso marries first wife after meeting her through his ballet production work. She was a ballerina for the performance Parade.
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THREE WOMEN AT THE SPRING Image Source:
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Picasso reverts back to Classicsm artforms based upon his own interpretations. These forms provide a sharp contrast between Cubism and later Surrealism. Picasso's reputation grew within this decade internationally. He showed large exhibitions in Paris, Rome, Munich, and New York.
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THREE MUSICIANS Image Source:
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Mother Khokhlova
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THE DANCE Image Source:
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After the close of World War I, one of the artictic movements of the Lost Generation was surrealism. This movement played on images of violence and darker themes. Picasso also experiments with different forms of media.
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The affair would lead to the seperation in June 1935 between Khokhlova and Picasso. They were, however, technically married until Khokhlova 's death in 1955.
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FIGURES BY THE SEA Image Source:
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Christian Zervos publishes a major catalogue raisonné of Picasso's works.
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Mother Marie-Thérèse Walter
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The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and World War II brought Picasso's artwork into the political arena. He backed the Popular Front in Spain. When Nazism descended on France in 1940, he turned to the Left. In 1944, he joined the French Communist Party. Post war, he became an advocate for peace.
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Perhaps Picasso's most famous work, GUERNICA is a response to the German abd Italian aerial bombing of the Basque city, Guernica in 1936. Image Source:
http://www.spain-holiday.com/blog/the-dazzling-spanish-capital-madrid.php -
NIGHT FISHING AT ANTIBES Image Source:
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New York's Museum of Modern Art celebrates Picasso with a large exhibition that highlight his life's works. This exhibition helped Picasso garner a grand reputation.
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Picasso begins affair with art student Gilot that would lead to bitter rancor between the two.
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Mother Gilot
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Mother Gilot
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Picasso entered the final years known for his celbrity status as much as his artwork. International recognition followed him wherever he went. He continued to exhibited intenrationally, His last pieces were vivid and filled with emotion. Picasso was the forerunner of what later became known as neo-expressionism.
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MASSACRE IN KOREA Image Source:
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RAPE OF THE SABINES Image Source:
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CHICAGO PICASSO Image Source:
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SUITE 347 Image Source:
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