Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga in 1881. Pablo was the son of a respected art teacher,
and due to his father's influence, young Pablo entered the Academy at Barcelona at age 14. This
was where he painted his first great work, "Girl with Bare Feet". After two years of schooling,
Picasso transferred for even for advanced tutelage. This did not hold Picasso's interest, so
instead he spent much of his time in cafes and in brothels.
Three years later, Picasso won a gold medal for his work, "Customs of Aragon". This work
was displayed on exhibit in Picasso's home town. In 1901, Picasso set up a studio in the northern
section of Paris known as Montmartre. Picasso had mastered traditional forms of art by now.
However, he was affected by the works of such artists as Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas, Vuillard which
can be noticed in his works at the time. "Longchamp" and "The Blue Room" are good examples of
this change in Picasso's style. Soon after......
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