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Pablo Picasso
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Beautiful, tender, and at times grotesque, the paintings and sculpture of this Spanish-born artist mesmerize art lovers of all ages.
63 pages, Hardcover
First published September 15, 2001
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Pablo Picasso
1,021 books968 followersPablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881 - April 08, 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France.
One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore.
Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and the anti-war painting Guernica (1937), a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernica by German and Italian air forces during the Spanish Civil War.
Picasso demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent in his early years, painting in a naturalistic manner through his childhood and adolescence. During the first decade of the 20th century, his style changed as he experimented with different theories, techniques, and ideas. After 1906, the Fauvist work of the older artist Henri Matisse motivated Picasso to explore more radical styles, beginning a fruitful rivalry between the two artists, who subsequently were often paired by critics as the leaders of modern art.
Picasso's output, especially in his early career, is often periodized. While the names of many of his later periods are debated, the most commonly accepted periods in his work are the Blue Period (1901–1904), the Rose Period (1904–1906), the African-influenced Period (1907–1909), Analytic Cubism (1909–1912), and Synthetic Cubism (1912–1919), also referred to as the Crystal period. Much of Picasso's work of the late 1910s and early 1920s is in a neoclassical style, and his work in the mid-1920s often has characteristics of Surrealism. His later work often combines elements of his earlier styles.
Exceptionally prolific throughout the course of his long life, Picasso achieved universal renown and immense fortune for his revolutionary artistic accomplishments, and became one of the best-known figures in 20th-century art.
One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore.
Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and the anti-war painting Guernica (1937), a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernica by German and Italian air forces during the Spanish Civil War.
Picasso demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent in his early years, painting in a naturalistic manner through his childhood and adolescence. During the first decade of the 20th century, his style changed as he experimented with different theories, techniques, and ideas. After 1906, the Fauvist work of the older artist Henri Matisse motivated Picasso to explore more radical styles, beginning a fruitful rivalry between the two artists, who subsequently were often paired by critics as the leaders of modern art.
Picasso's output, especially in his early career, is often periodized. While the names of many of his later periods are debated, the most commonly accepted periods in his work are the Blue Period (1901–1904), the Rose Period (1904–1906), the African-influenced Period (1907–1909), Analytic Cubism (1909–1912), and Synthetic Cubism (1912–1919), also referred to as the Crystal period. Much of Picasso's work of the late 1910s and early 1920s is in a neoclassical style, and his work in the mid-1920s often has characteristics of Surrealism. His later work often combines elements of his earlier styles.
Exceptionally prolific throughout the course of his long life, Picasso achieved universal renown and immense fortune for his revolutionary artistic accomplishments, and became one of the best-known figures in 20th-century art.
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January 8, 2013
This book has many facts and stories about Pablo Picasso. I gave it four stars because it had a lot of intricate pictures, paintings he drew and various pieces of artwork. Part of the reason I enjoyed this book so much is because I can relate to it from my mother’s past career being an artist who owned an art gallery. This book would come in handy to someone doing a project on Picasso or anyone who is interested in him or his works. It would be enjoyed by young or older readers. The book is mostly of Picasso's life and tells of the themes he used to create his artwork.
March 19, 2013
I have always wanted to know more about Pablo Picasso. This book did a good job of giving information in a timeline type format. He grew up in Spain, his father was an artist and he taught Pablo all the basics. Later, when he was old enough he moved to France and lived there through WWII. He painted everyday until his death in the 1970's. I recommend this book to 12 year old people and up. This book would be great for essays.
May 27, 2023
If you know nothing about Picasso this book is for you.
June 27, 2025
really interesting because this was written while picasso himself was still alive
October 17, 2012
what: It was a very good book and very interesting. The book was serious and had plenty of details.
why: i think that because at one point his father handed down his paintbrushes to his son pablo because he knew pablo was a better artist than him. it was interesting because it had some of his paintings and a couple of his sculpters in the book.
how: pablo was an artist ever since he was a child he would finish his fathers paintings, and his father handed down his paint brushes. pablo picasso lived through the war and experimented with many different types of art like cubism, collage and he had his blue period and his pink period where he only painted in pink and blue. He started to paint in blue because his friend killed himself. There was also his monster period.
why: i think that because at one point his father handed down his paintbrushes to his son pablo because he knew pablo was a better artist than him. it was interesting because it had some of his paintings and a couple of his sculpters in the book.
how: pablo was an artist ever since he was a child he would finish his fathers paintings, and his father handed down his paint brushes. pablo picasso lived through the war and experimented with many different types of art like cubism, collage and he had his blue period and his pink period where he only painted in pink and blue. He started to paint in blue because his friend killed himself. There was also his monster period.
May 4, 2015
Interesting, but I don't like cubanism, and Weeping Woman is hideous, even though it is also moving. I can't think anyone would want to display it in a normal home, just in a museum space.
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