Learn Lesser-Known Pablo Picasso Facts
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“For being a bad student I was banished to the ‘calaboose’ – a bare cell with whitewashed walls and a bench to sit on. I liked it there because I took along a sketchpad and drew incessantly. I could have stayed there forever drawing without stopping”
– Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso Biography
Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter, printmaker, ceramicist theatre designer, sculptor and poet. He is considered a co-founder of cubism art style, a co-inventor of collage, the inventor of constructed sculpture, and the world’s most prolific painter. He was born on October 25, 1881. Picasso is probably the most important figure of the 20th century.
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Before the age of 50, the Spanish-born artist had become the most well-known name in modern art, with the most distinct style and eye for artistic creation, i.e. Cubism art. There had been no other artists, before Picasso, who had such an impact on the art world or had a mass following of fans and critics alike, as he did. He has left behind an indelible legacy not just in famous Picasso paintings like Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) and Guernica (1937), but also in the inspiration he has provided to generations of artists.
After a long and prolific career, Pablo Picasso died on April 8, 1973.
11 Surprising Pablo Picasso Facts
1. After complications in labour, Picasso (who was extremely small for a child) was believed to be stillborn and left on a side table while medical staff tended to his mother. It was only when his uncle, who was a doctor, blew cigar smoke that he began crying. Hence, his uncle saved his life with a mistake.
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2. Picasso’s full name has 22 words. His real name is Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispín Crispiniano María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruíz y Picasso.
3. When Picasso was 13 years old, his father quit painting because he thought his son was already a better painter than himself.
4. Most Picasso biography makes no mention of his mistresses; which were many. His requirement for them was that they had to be submissive, and they had to be shorter than he was – he stood at just 5 feet, 4 inches.
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5. Pablo Picasso would tend to carry around a pistol loaded with blanks. He would use it to fire at people he thought were boring or anyone who insulted Cézanne; a French artist and impressionist.
6. While Germany was occupying Paris in World War ll, famous Picasso paintings were banned by the Nazis because they thought they didn’t follow the rules of art.
7. Impressively enough, Picasso holds a world record for the most pieces of art created by one person. Over 78 years, he produced over 13,500 paintings or designs, 100,000 prints or engravings, 34,000 book illustrations, and 300 sculptures or ceramics. This brings the total to over 147,800 pieces of art.
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8. Famous Picasso paintings were stolen more than any other artist in the world. Today there are over 1100 Picasso pieces which are listed as lost or stolen.
9. In 1911 Picasso was one of the main suspects in stealing “La Joconde”, the famous Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, from the Louvre Museum in Paris (France). Police believed that Picasso and the poet friend Guillaume Apollinaire were the thieves.
10. When a Nazi officer saw a famous Picasso painting – Guernica he asked Picasso “was you who did it?” and Picasso is said to have responded, “No, you did!”
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11. Pablo Picasso’s final words were “Drink to me, drink to my health. You know I can’t drink anymore.”
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