Pablo Picasso

The story, in brief.

Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and the anti-war painting Guernica (1937), a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernica by German and Italian air forces during the Spanish Civil War. His career spanned more than 76 years, from his late teens to his death in 1973.

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A life in milestones.

Selected records from Wikidata. Ages are approximate; “c.” marks uncertain dates. This is a starting point for exploration, not a complete life history.

1. 1881
   Life

   Born in Málaga

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2. 1897~ age 16
   Education

   Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando

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3. 1936~ age 55
   Role

   director of Museo del Prado

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4. 1971~ age 90
   Recognition

   honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

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5. 1973~ age 92
   Life

   Death

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