Pablo Picasso, painter, designer, sculptor and engraver, is probably the artist who most marked 20th century art^E century by its technical and formal innovations, especially with cubism.

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The artist, born in 1881 in Spain under the name Pablo Ruiz, took the name of his mother, Picasso, in 1901. The same year, he moved to Paris and then, in 1904, in the heart of the Montmartre district, at the Bateau Lavoir workshop.

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From 1901 to 1904, these blue-tinted works carried dark themes, such as death and old age. It's Picasso's “blue period.” But very quickly, the artist fell in love and entered her “pink period”, leading her to compose canvases with “red” shades.

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The painter rubbed shoulders with the Fauves, looked at the Impressionists and was particularly interested in Paul Cézanne. He Meets Georges Braque, with whom he invented Cubism in 1907. This new movement, marked by research on geometry and forms, is revolutionizing representations of reality.

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Considered one of the greatest “geniuses of the 20th century”^E century”, all his experiences nourish his painting: “I have spent all my life knowing how to draw like a child” he will say. He died in 1973. The year 2023, which marks the fiftieth anniversary of his death, is punctuated by numerous celebrations and events around Picasso's work.

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