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Today we will learn some interesting facts about Pablo Picasso, one of the most prolific artists the art world has ever seen.
This great master produced over 150,000 works during his adult life! The works of Picasso are sought after around the globe and include book illustrations, oil paintings, sculptures, and more
So if you are the parent of a budding artist who wants to know more about Picasso’s paintings and other art, start right here!
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Pablo Picasso Facts FOR KIDS
- Picasso’s full name is Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Maria de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruiz y Picasso.
- Picasso’s first words were “piz piz,” short of lápiz the Spanish word of ‘pencil.’
- At the age of 8, Picasso completed his first painting titled “Le Picador.”
- Picasso managed to pass the entrance exam for the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid at a young age. He was only 16 years old.
- Picasso’s father, José Ruiz Blasco, was also an artist and art professor who influenced Picasso’s work.
- When Pablo Picasso died in 1973, he was the richest artist in history, with a net worth estimated to be $50 million.
- He painted over 400 portraits of his muse and second wife, Jacqueline Roque.
- Picasso’s interactions with French artists, such as Georges Braque and Henri Matisse, were instrumental in shaping the Cubist movement.
- Picasso was detained as a suspect when the Mona Lisa was stolen from The Louvre in 1911, however, it was later discovered that it was a former Louvre employee who took it.
- Picasso has had more works of art stolen than any other artist: more than 1000 of his paintings have been stolen, according to the Art Loss Register.
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