Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was a Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer. Considered one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for his wide-ranging artistic styles that transcended realism, abstraction, Cubism, Neoclassicism, Surrealism, and Expressionism. His prolific output includes over 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theater sets, and costumes.
Picasso's most famous works include Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907), a proto-Cubist work, and Guernica (1937), an anti-war painting. Guernica is a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernica by German and Italian air forces during the Spanish Civil War. A portrait of his daughter Maya recently sold for over £18 million at auction. He innovated constantly, not only as a master painter but also as a sculptor and printmaker.
