Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and stage designer.

Picasso was born in the year __________ in the town of __________________, Spain.  He learned to draw and paint at young age from his ____________________. Picasso soon lost interest in schoolwork and spent his days drawing in his notebook instead.

At 14 his family move to the city of _____________________.
Here Picasso applied to the School of Fine Arts. However, he eventually grew to dislike the rules and formalities of the school and began skipping class. Instead he would walk around the city sketching different scenes. In _______________ he moved to ________________ to attend the Royal Academy of San Fernando. But he again became frustrated and started skipping classes.

In 1899 he moved back to Barcelona and started hanging out with other artists and intellectuals at a place called ________________________________________. Inspired by the people he met at the cafe, Picasso lost interest in the formal training he had and started experimenting.

Picasso helped to start the art movement known as __________________________. However, he wasn't alone in this. He had a friendly rivalry with fellow artist _______________________________________.

Picasso was influenced by artists like: