Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)

Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain.

He is famous for being the co-founder of Cubism, a style of painting where objects of the painting subject are separated or fragmented and re-painted in an abstract form.

Picasso's work is divided into periods:

The Blue Period (1901-1904), when he made sad looking paintings using blue and blue-green colors.
The Rose Period (1905-1907), a more happy style with orange and pink colours. 

The African Period (1908-1909) 

The Cubism Period (1909- 1919)

Picasso also made ceramic and bronze sculptures, drawings, etchings and poetry. 

He also re-created famous artist's paintings in his own style. 
Here are some examples of African masks, Pablo Picasso´s source of inspiration