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Biography of Pablo Picasso
Biography of Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain.
Between the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, where he was admitted at the age of 15, and the last years of his life in the South of France, his journey was filled with much painting, a few muses, companions in struggle, and many honors.
From the "Blue Period" (which begins with the suicide of Casagemas, a friend of the painter) to the famous "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," from the encounter with Georges Braque to the triumph of Analytical Cubism, from "Guernica" to his work on Bullfighting, from Françoise Gilot to Jacqueline Roque, Pablo Picasso traversed the 20th century to make it his own.
At his death on April 8, 1973, he left behind 13,500 paintings or drawings, 100,000 lithographs or engravings, and 300 sculptures or ceramics: a legacy.
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Analysis of Picasso's Guernica artwork
Guernica is the historical capital of the Spanish Basque Country. On April 26, 1937, aviators from the Condor Legion (a group of volunteers from the Luftwaffe who fought alongside Franco's nationalists) bombed and destroyed two-thirds of the city. This very first air raid against civilians gave birth to one of Pablo Picasso's most famous works.
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In the classic journey of an art lover, there is always a place for Picasso. Whether you love him, dislike him, have dissected his work, or simply have fallen in love with one of his pieces, if you are reading this text, chances are you have an opinion about the man and/or his painting.