Pablo Picasso Art

One of the world's best-known artists, Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) embraced every medium from primitive art to sketches to Surrealism for an unrivaled influence upon 20th century art. His body of work was so vast and the phases so unique that art historians have divided it into specific periods. Picasso, an artistic prodigy, was born in Spain and spent most of his adult life and artistic career in France. He was a founder of the Cubist art movement, which paved the way for abstract art, and also created artworks in the Neoclassicism and Surrealism styles. A prolific artist, throughout his lifetime Picasso produced about 147,800 pieces, including paintings, prints and engravings, sculptures and ceramics, and illustrations.