Pablo Picasso was one of the greatest artists of the 20lh century. He experimented in many different styles and changed the world of art during his time.
Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain in 1881.His father was a drawing teacher. At 10 Pablo became his father's pupil and at the age of 13 he held his first exhibition. His family moved to Barcelona in 1895 where Pablo joined an art academy. In his early period the young artist painted life as he saw it around him — in cafes and on the streets. Then they moved to Paris, the centre of art and literature.
He liked to paint pictures of circus life with dancers and acrobats.
In 1936 Civil War broke out in Spain he used only black and white as well as shades of grey.
He continued his work up to his death in 1973. For his great imagination and skill he is called 'El Maestro' of modern art.