Pablo Picasso

A Spanish Painter, Sculptor, Printmaker, Ceramicist, and Stage Maker

By: Shayna Dresel

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Born in Malaga, Spain on October 25th 1881

His father was also a painter and an art teacher

He moved to Barcelona when he was fourteen

Questions

Where was Picasso born?

Where did he move to when he was fourteen?

Facts on Picasso

Georges Braque and Picasso developed cubism together and began the abstraction movement

Became rich before death, which is uncommon

Worked with a variety of materials, such as bikes and other useless junk

Questions

What piece of art did we study that Georges Braque painted?

What is uncommon in artists?

Picasso’s Bull Head

Bicycle Seat

Bicycle Handle

Bars

Facts Contiued

During his career he created over 20,000 works of art

Guernica (Anti-War)- By: Picasso

His Art

In those 20,000 works of art he included:▪ 100 thousand etchings▪ 34 thousand book illustrations▪ 300 carvings or sculptures from ceramic▪ 13, 500 paintings▪ Many, many more

Questions

How many works of art did Picasso create?

What was the piece of art that he created the most of?

Unknown Facts about Picasso

In 1900, Picasso lived in Paris and had to burn some of his paintings to stay warm because of financial problems

His first exhibit was at the age of thirteen

Le Picador- Pablo Picasso’s First Painting

He was 9 when he painted this.

Questions

How old was he when he painted his first painting?

When was his first exhibit? At what age?

Works Cited

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0113302/picasso,_the_artist_&_man.htm

http://www.facts-about.org.uk/famous-people-artists-pablo-picasso.htm

http://www.interestingfacts.org/fact/facts-about-pablo-picasso

http://www.bookmarkz.us/2011/12/5-unpopular-facts-about-pablo-picasso.html

http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=ii