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Pablo
Picasso (1881 - 1973)
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The son of an art teacher, Picasso trained at the Barcelona Academy and
Madrid Academy. At the tender age of 20, Picasso visited Paris for the
second time where he was given an exhibition by the famous publisher Ambroise
Vollard. His first styles ("Blue Period" and "Rose Period") were soon
replaced by the more radical "Cubism." Picasso worked on a number of commissions
for the Diaghilev ballet.
Picasso was claimed by the Surrealists as "one of us," although he never
fully participated in the group's activities. A trip to Spain in 1934,
re-ignited his passions for bullfighting and cockfighting and these themes
were reflected in his work. Picasso did not leave Paris during World War
II, he continued to work in his studio producing some of his greatest
canvases.
His works reflect the volatility of his emotions in a visual chronology
of his tumultuous relationships with women. One of the most famous artists
of all time, Picasso's genius was evident in his paintings, drawings,
ceramics and book illustration. Some of his greatest achievements in this
area include "Saint Matorel," 1911; "Les Metamorphoses,"
1931;
"Le Chef d'oeuvre inconnu," 1931; "Histoire Naturelle,"
1942; "La Tauromaquia," 1959 and "La Celestine," 1971.
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