Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso is one of the most well known and influential painters of the 20th century. He was born in 1881 and raised in Spain until moving to France, where he carried out his career. He was known for being an incredibly verstaile artist, a notable althought unique portraitist, and co-founder of the Cubist art movement. From an early age, Picasso was an art prodigy, and art scholars often cite the official beginning of his artistic career around the age of 13. He went through notable periods that shaped his artwork, like the Blue Period, Rose Period, and Cubist Periods. One of his chief patrons and advocates was Gertrude Stein. He is also often referred to as one of the 20th century European masters inspired by African aesthetic styles, which conoisseurs point out in works like the Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. While he is often honored for his "recognition" of African artistic styles, he was only one of many artists who became entranced with the "Primitive" aesthetics of African art and borrowed its forms to glorify their own work, not African artists' artwork. Picasso died in April of 1973 at the age of 91. He is now known as the "father of modern art."

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