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Birth
Picasso was born in Málaga, Spain on October 25, 1881. The first words he said as a child were ¨piz, piz¨ which was short for ¨lápiz¨. -
Death of Picasso´s sister
Conchita, Picasso´s 7 year old sister died of diphtheria which greatly saddened him. -
Science and Charity
One of his early paintings was called ¨Science and Charity¨. It was an oil painting that represented the expansion and evolution of modern medicine. -
The Blue Period
The Blue Period began in 1901 and ended in 1904 when Pablo Picasso's best friend died. He mainly used the color blue, which made the people in the paintings look sad. The strict use of blue during this period reflected the pain he felt from his loss.
(Painting: The Old Guitarist) -
Rose Period
Pablo Picasso's Rose Period began in 1904 when he met a woman named Fernande Olivier. Many suggest that this relationship brought happiness back into his life, resulting in him using happy colors such as pink, red, and orange.
(Painting: Garçon à la pipe) -
The African-Influenced Period
Cubism--> shapes and neutral colors -
Les Demoiselles d´Avignon
This is one of Picasso´s most famous pieces. It depicts five women in various distorted shapes using a proto-cubist style of oil painting. -
Crystal Period
The use of geometric shapes in art -
Guernica
Pablo Picasso began painting Guernica on April 26, 1937 and finished it later that year in June. This painting reflects the tragedies and horrors of the Spanish Civil War. -
Jacqueline Roque (and Olga Khoklova)
Many years after Picasso's failed marriage with Khoklova, he married Roque. -
The Chicago Picasso
Towards the end of Picasso´s life, he sculpted a beautiful maquette and donated it to the city of Chicago. The sculpture´s meaning is unknown. -
Death
Picasso died unexpectedly at age 91 in Mougins, France. This traumatic event shocked his wife who took her own life shortly after the funeral.
