Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)


Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain.
He is famous for being the co-founder of Cubisma 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