Picasso turns 130

Born on October 25^th 1881, Pablo Picasso - painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer - is one of the most paramount and influential artists of the 20^th century. Picasso started his career in Paris where he was given an exhibition at a gallery on Paris’ rue Lafitte. He won favorable reviews and remained in Paris through periods of his career. His work is comprised of some 50,000 works of art which are divided into different series, his most notable the “blue period.” He continued to work through the Nazi occupation of France, joining the French Resistance Movement. Picasso still remains one of the top ranked artists, and more of his paintings have been stolen than those of any other artist.

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