Cubism•Cubism is an early-20th-century  art movement pioneered by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, and Juan Gris.

PICASSOThe greatest artist of the

20th century 1881 - 1973

EARLY YEARS•Father – a high school art teacher

•Used mother’s maiden name to sign art work

•Made first paintings at age 10•At age 19, left Spain for Paris

PICASSO•First

paintings looked like

that of French

painter’s works.

Picasso

The Alter BoyPicasso1896

BLUE PERIOD•Between 1900 and 1902.

•Best friend died.

•Almost starved to death during this period.

BLUE PERIOD

ROSE PERIOD•Met a girl•Fell in love•Painted in Rose colors

CUBISM•Inspired by

Cezanne•One of most

important periods of modern art

•Visit to Greece and Africa during summer of 1906 impacted work.

CEZANNE’S INFLUENCE

Protocubism• In 1906, Picasso

moved to Gosol, Spain where he changed his style.

• New works were influenced by Greek, Iberian, and African art.

• He began to use more geometrical figures in his artwork.

Reservoir at Horta Horta de Ebro, summer 1909 Oil on canvas 23 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.

ANALYTIC CUBISM

•Characterized by fragmented motifs

•Monochromatic colors schemes

ANALYTIC CUBISM

SYNTHETIC CUBISM

•Decorative•Color plays a

part in this type of cubism although works still remain fragmented

SYNTHETIC CUBISM

Still Life with Chair-Caning Paris, [May] 1912 Oil and oilcloth on canvas, with rope frame 10 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.

SYNTHETIC CUBISM

YEARS BETWEEN WAR•Collaboration between Picasso and Braque was ended by the First World War

•Continued to push Cubism into new paths.

•During the '30s Picasso became connected with the Surrealist movement.

NEW DIRECTION

The Dream The Three Musicians

NEW DIRECTION

GUERNICA

Guernica , Paris, 1 May to 4 June 1937, Oil on canvas

LATE YEARS

LATE YEARS•Turned

enthusiastically to sculpture, pottery, and printmaking

•Preoccupied with a series of mistresses and girlfriends

Obituary• Picasso leaves four

children, a son, Paulo, born to his late first wife, the dancer Olga Khoklova; a daughter, Mrs. Pierre Widmaier, born to his mistress Marie-Therese Walter, and a son, Claude, and daughter, Paloma, both the children of Francoise Gilot, another mistress, now the wife of the biologist Dr. Jonas Salk.