Pablo Picasso was a famous Spanish painter born in 1881 in Málaga, Spain. He showed an early interest and talent for art, beginning lessons from his art teacher father at age 7. At age 16, he studied at the prestigious Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid. In 1900, Picasso moved to Paris where he befriended poets and other artists. He is renowned for co-inventing Cubism, a revolutionary style using geometric shapes, and for prolific output across multiple mediums including paintings, sculptures, and drawings. Some of Picasso's most iconic works include Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Guernica. He continued working until his death in 1973 in France.

1. WHAT’S HIS NAME?

2. His name is Pablo Picasso
• Pablo Picasso
was born in
Málaga, Spain in
1881.
• ¿Can you find Málaga
in the map?

3. • Pablo
Picasso
was a Spanish
painter.

4. Information about his life
• He was the first child
of Don Jose Ruiz y
Blasco an art teacher
and Maria Picasso.
• At an early age
Pablo showed an
interest in drawing.
• At the age of 7 Pablo
began receiving art
lessons from his
father.

5. • By the age of 8
Pablo painted his
first picture
called:
“El picador”.
It was the starting
of a talented
career.

6. • At the age of 16 Pablo
studied in the most
important Art school :”
Madrid’s royal
academy of san
Fernado”.
• He loved Madrid and
enjoyed going to The
Prado museum to see
paintings by famous
Spanish painters. He
particularly liked El
Greco’s work.

7. in Paris
• In 1900, Picasso went
to Paris. He met Max
Jacob, a journalist and
poet. Max helped
Picasso learn to
speak French. He also
met many of the
famous artists who
lived in Paris. In 1905
he become famous
thanks to Americans
art collectors.

8. CUBIST MOVEMENT
• He and Georges
Braque invented
Cubism, a form of
painting using simple
geometric shapes.
• He is also known for
making collages . He
created oil paintings,
sculpture, drawings,
stage designs,
tapestries, rugs,
etchings, collage, and
architecture.

9. • This picture is
called:“the three
musicians”.
• What geometrical shapes
can you see?
Some of his famous paintings:

10. One of his most popular pictures:
EL GUERNICA
(a mural about the spanish civil war)

11. Some of Picasso’s pictures

12. Let’s watch this video about Pablo
Picasso’s creativity with music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub
p4eWRGHts
By Nieves Vázquez

13. Pablo Picaso died April 8, 1973
in France.
“I paint objects
as I think
them, not as I
see them. ”
“All children are artists.
The problem is how to
remain an artist once he
grows up.

14. WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT PABLO PICASSO
1. Where was Pablo
Picasso from?
2. When was he born?
3. What was Pablo
Picasso?
4. What were Pablo
Picasso parent’s
names?
5. At what age did Pablo
Picasso have his first
Art lessons?
6. What was Pablo Picasso
1st picture?
7. When Pablo Picasso was
16 where did he study?
8. Did he like Madrid?
9. What museum did Pablo
Picasso visit when he was
in Madrid?
10.- What famous painter
did he like best?

15. 11. When did Pablo Picasso
go to Paris?
12. Who was Max Jacob?
13. When did Pablo Picasso
became famous?
14. Did Pablo Picasso
invent cubism?
15. What is cubism?
16. Can you name some of
Pablo Picasso pictures?