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Our Picasso Project February 2013. Picasso. Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain in 1881 Picasso was married twice and had four children Picasso is recognized all over the world. Famous Painting No.1. Guernica is about the devastating effects of the Spanish civil war in 1937.
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Picasso • Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain in 1881 • Picasso was married twice and had four children • Picasso is recognized all over the world
Famous Painting No.1 Guernica is about the devastating effects of the Spanish civil war in 1937
Famous Painting No.2 Gertrude Stein She posed 90 times for this painting • She was a friend of Picasso
Famous Paintings No.3 The weeping woman was a silent protest against the Spanish civil war
Famous Painting No.4 • The three musicians was painted in the summer of 1921
Facts • Picasso was inspired by African tribal masks. Picasso began his cubism art phase in 1907 • Several paintings by Picasso rank among the most expensive in the world • A Picasso painting named Garcon a la pipe was sold in 2004 for $104 million.
His Work • The total number of artworks he created was around 50,000 • 1,885 paintings • 1,228 sculptures • 2,880 ceramics • 12,000 drawings & thousands of prints
After his death • Picasso died on the 8th of April 1972 making him 91 years old • Picasso’s last words are said to have been “Drink to me and my health” • Picasso is still loved today for his paintings and through learning about him in schools Picasso will always be remembered.
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