PABLO PICASSO

By: Hilary Doherty

“ART WASHES AWAY FROM THE SOUL THE DUST

OF EVERYDAY LIFE.”

~PICASSO

PICASSO

Picasso was one

of the greatest

artists of his

time.

He was born in

1881 and died in

1973.

PICASSO’S FULL NAME: ~PABLO DIEGO JOSÉ FRANCISCO DE

PAULA JUAN NEPOMUCENO MARÍA DE LOS REMEDIOS CIPRIANO DE LA SANTÍSIMA TRINIDAD CLITO RUIZ Y

P ICASSO~

~PICASSO’S NAME IS A SERIES OF THE NAMES OF SAINTS AND

RELATIVES.

PICASSO

Picasso’s image

as an artist is

one of infinite

diversity

including

sculpture,

ceramics,

paintings and

stage design.

PICASSO ALSO WROTE POETRY. BETWEEN 1935

AND 1959, PICASSO WROTE

OVER 300 POEMS.

THE BLUE PERIOD(1901 – 1904)

This is called, ‘Picasso’s Blue Period’ because

many of his paintings in that time were in the

shades of blue and blue-green.

The subjects of these paintings included

prostitutes and beggars.

Blindness and poverty were a central part of

this theme of his paintings.

PAINTINGS FROMTHE BLUE PERIOD

“The

Blindman’s

Meal”

“The Old Man

& The Guitar”

“ T H E T R A G E D Y”

“La Soup”

THE ROSE PERIOD

(1905 – 1907)

This period of work

is called, ‘Picasso’s

Rose Period,’ in

which his paintings

became cheerful

with the use of

orange and pink

colors.

THE AFRICAN PERIOD(1907 – 1909)

This is called ‘Picasso’s African-Influenced Period,’ where

Picasso’s drawings were inspired by African artifacts.

A good example of this period goes by the name of “Les

Demoiselles d’ Avignon.”

This painting actually shook the art world. The story goes

that he hid the painting for a very long time & as he

predicted, the painting definitely created a stir when it was

first showcased.

“LES DEMOISELLES D’ AVIGNON”( “ T H E YO U N G L A D I E S O F AV I G N O N ” )

CUBISM( 1 9 0 9 – 1 9 1 2 )

This style of painting was

developed along with Georges

Braque and was characterized by

the use of monochrome brown

colors.

EXAMPLE OF CUBISM

IN APRIL OF 1937, DURING THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR,

PICASSO CREATED ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS WORKS. “GUERNICA” IS A HUGE MURAL PAINTING THAT

DEPICTED THE NAZI BOMBING OF THE SPANISH TOWN BY

THE SAME NAME. THE MURAL IS 11 FEET TALL AND MORE

THAN 25 FEET WIDE.

“GUERNICA”

IN HIS LATER YEARS PICASSO TURNED TO

CREATIONS OF FANTASY AND COMIC INVENTION.

HE WORKED IN SCULPTURE, CERAMICS

AND IN THE GRAPHIC ARTS, PRODUCING THOUSANDS OF SUPERB DRAWINGS,

ILLUSTRATIONS AND STAGE DESIGN.

PICASSO OFTEN SAID THAT HE WAS

NOT AFRAID OF DEATH, BUT WAS OF

ILLNESS. HE DIED AT THE

AGE OF 91 DUE TO A HEART ATTACK.

ON THE DAY THAT HE DIED, APRIL 8TH 1973, HE AND HIS

WIFE JACQUELINE, WERE ENTERTAINING FRIENDS AT

DINNER. HIS LAST WORDS WERE,

“DRINK TO ME, DRINK TO MY HEALTH, YOU KNOW I CAN’T DRINK ANYMORE.”

Picasso’s paintings can

be found in museums

all over the world.

The Picasso Museum in

Barcelona, Spain

claims to have the

largest collection of his

artwork.

“Art is a

lie that

makes us

realize the

truth.”

~Pablo

Picasso