Pablo Picasso By Olivia Miller Pablo Ruiz y

Pablo Picasso By Olivia Miller

Pablo Ruiz y Picasso • Born in Malaga, Spain on October 25, 1881 • Died April 8, 1973 in Mougins, France

Picasso’s Family Life • Father was Jose Ruiz Blasco, who was an art teacher. • Mother was Maria Picasso y Lopez. • Married Olga Koklova, a Russian Ballerina, in 1918. Seperated, but remained legally married until her death in 1955. Together they had a son, Paulo. • Had a long term affair with Marie Therese Walter beginning in 1927. Together they had a daughter named Maya. • With artist/writer Françoise Gilot, Picasso had two children, Paloma and Claude. • Married Jacquline Roque in 1961 and stayed with her until death.

Picasso’s “Blue Period” • • From 1901 -4 Depicted a world of the poor Used very melancholy colors Said to have been provoked by his friend, Casagemas, death

Picasso’s “Rose Period” • • From 1905 -6 Subjects seem circus-like Lighter/”happier” colors Said to be provoked by the meeting of one of his lovers, Ferande Oliver

Cubism • Picasso and the French artist George Braque together created the ideas of cubism. • Picasso’s painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is considered the most significant work in the development towards Cubism • Two kinds: analytical and synthetic

Important Dates • • • 1881 - Birth 1885 - moves with family to Barcelona 1900 - Begins to travel to Paris regularly 1901 - Casagemas commits suicide, provoking Picasso’s “Blue Period” 1904 - permanently moves to Paris, meets Ferande Oliver and begins the “Rose Period” 1907 - meets Georges Braque and cubism is born 1916 - collaboration on ballet and theatrics begin 1918 - marries Olga on July 12 1927 - meets Marie-Therese Walter 1935 - seperates from Olga

More Dates • • 1937 - the Spanish Civil War inspires Guernica 1939 - mother dies in Barcelona 1943 - meets Francoise Gilot; becomes interested in sculpting 1946 - moves to the south of France; begins ceramics 1953 - Francoise leaves him and is replaced by Jacqueline Roque 1961 - moves to Notre-Dame-de-Vie with Jacquline 1973 - Dies on April 8

Travels • Moved to Barcelona, Spain with family in 1885 • Traveled to Paris reguarly in 1900, but finally settled there from 1904 -1946 • Moves to the south of France in 1946

Quotes • “There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality” • “I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them” • “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”

Bibliography • • http: //aphorismen-archiv. de/images/picasso. jpg http: //www. artchive. com/artchive/P/picasso_early. html http: //www. mcs. csuhayward. edu/~malek/Artfolder/Pablo. html http: //switzerland. isyours. com/e/celebrities/bios/219. html http: //www. guggenheimcollection. org/site/artist_bio_126. html http: //www. imdb. com http: //www. top-tour-of-spain. com/Biography-For-Pablo-Picasso. html http: //www. stedwards. edu/educ/eanes/studentssp 00/art/cubism. html

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