Picasso

Pablo Picasso,  Spanish. 1881 - 1973 H. S. A. A.
Born on October 25th 1881 in Malaga, Spain to Maria Picasso, wife of the artist Jose Ruiz. He decided to take his mothers surname as an artist and qualified for the Academy of Fine Arts, Barcelona.  Later he studied at the San Fernando Academy, Madrid. His well known ‘Blue period’  spanned the years between 1901 to 1904 when he was painting in Paris. Next came the ‘circus’ period with it’s acrobats and clowns with a complete change of palette. The cubist period after meeting Braque started around 1911 and continued for a few years before entering a time where he designed sets for the theatre in a more classical style. A move into other forms of art including sculpture in wrought iron and other materials started in the early 1920’s and continued until the 1930’s. During the 2nd world war Picasso remained in Paris and during this time he painted many pictures which dwelt on the theme of death. He met and lived with Fran. Gilot and she gave him two children. The children Claude and Paloma appeared in a number of his paintings in the 40’s.  He created many forms of ceramic art during the late 1940’s. and it was  into the 1950’s when his main interest turned to printing and lithography.
In 1953 he met Jacqueline Roque and in 1961 he married her  and following this marriage, Pablo and Jaqueline decided to leave Paris and moved  to the south of France  His popularity as an artist earned him the nickname ‘The showman’, with now exhibitions in Europe and America and in the 1960’s he created the huge sculpture at the Chicago Civic Centre. An exhibition of his works at the Louvre in 1971 in honour for his 90th birthday was a great success followed in 1980 by an exhibition of his life works at the Museum of Modern Arts, New York..
Following a very active and prolific painting career he died on April 8th in 1973 aged 91 years old.
Represented in many public and private collection throughout the art world.