Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Spanish painter and sculptor. One of the most recognized masters in 20th century art, he is best known as the co-founder, along with Georges Braque, of cubism. Picasso's full name was Pablo (or Pablito) Diego José Santiago Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispín Crispiniano de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz Blasco y Picasso López. During his long life he produced a varied body of work, the best known being the Blue Period works which featured moving depictions of acrobats, harlequins, prostitutes, beggars, and artists. While Picasso was mainly a painter, he also worked with small ceramic and bronze sculptures, collage, and even produced some poetry. One of the most prolific artists of all time, he produced around 13,500 paintings, even more drawings than that, 2,500 original prints, 1,000 different ceramics, and 700 sculptures in other media.

Garçon à la Pipe
(Boy with a Pipe)

Oil on canvas, 1905
39.4" x 32" (100 × 81,3 cm)

Femme Assise dans un Jardin
(Portrait of Dora Maar)


Oil on canvas, 1938
51.5" x 38.3" (130.8 x 97.2 cm)

Guernica


Oil on canvas, 1937
137.4" x 305.5" (349 × 776 cm)
Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid

Les Noces de Pierrette
(The Marriage of Pierrette)


1905

Dora Maar au Chat
(Dora Maar with Cat)


1941

Femme aux Bras Croisés
(Woman with Folded Arms)


1902

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon


Oil on canvas, 1907
8' x 7' 8" (243.9 × 233.7 cm)
Museum of Modern Art, New York