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Birth
Pablo Ruiz PIcasso was born on the 25th of October in Malaga, Spain. -
Birth of First Sister
Picasso's first sister, Lola, was born in this year. -
Birth of Second Sister
Picasso's second sister, Concepion, was born in this year. -
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Picasso Begins To Paint
Helped by his faher, Picasso first begins to paint. -
Death of Second Sister
Due to PIcasso's sister Concepion's death, his entire family moves to Barcelona and enrolls him in The School of Fine Arts. -
Paints Two Famous Paintings
Picasso paints The First Communion. He also painted the Portrait of Aunt Pepa. -
First Sets Off on His Own
He set off on his own for the first time in his life. This was a time when he developed a feeling painting in the Symbolist style in his realistic works. -
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Tones in His Paintings
During these years his paintings contained shades of only blue and green. Other colors were used very less or only as support for the entire canvas. -
Develops a Magazine
Picasso along with his friend, Francisco de Asís Soler founded the magazine, Arte Joven (Young Art). He also added grim cartoons that spoke about the state of the poor. -
Represents Blindness in Most of His Paintings
This was time when blindness was represented in most of his works such as The Blindman's Meal and the portrait of Celestina painted this year. -
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The Rose Period
In this period, it was rumoured that you could only see the colours pink and orange in Picasso's paintings. -
Paints the 'Young Ladies of Avignon'
This is the year that Picasso finished his painting- Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (The Young Ladies of Avignon) in France. This is one of his most famous works. -
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The Invention of Cubism
This year is supposed to be the year that Picasso first created Cubism with the help of George Braque. The two artists examined shapes and made them into paintings with creativity. -
Marries Ballerina
This was the year that Picasso married Olga Khokhlova, who was a ballerina. -
Gets A Lot of Fame From a Painting
His representation of the German bombing in the painting Guernica brought him much fame. -
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His Works (although not recognised) Get More and More Creative
During this time, Picasso's paintings got more and more creative although people never acknowledged it. His works were criticized and it was only after his death, that artists realized that he was a truly great painter -
Death
It was this day, that one of the greatest artists in history passed away.