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Also Known As	Pablo Ruiz Picasso • Pablo Ruiz • Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispín Crispiniano María Remedios de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz Picasso
Born	October 25, 1881 • Málaga • Spain
Died	April 8, 1973 (aged 91) • France
Notable Works	“Absinthe Glass” • “Blind Man’s Meal” • “Crouching Woman” • “Dream and Lie of Franco” • “Family of Saltimbanques” • “Girl Before a Mirror” • “Guernica” • “Harlequin” • “Last Moments” • “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” • “Old Jew and a Boy” • “Portrait of Ambroise Vollard” • “Still Life with Chair Caning” • “Student with a Pipe” • “Woman with Loaves” • “Woman with Pears”
Movement / Style	Analytical Cubism • Cubism • Surrealism • Synthetic Cubism • Der Blaue Reiter • Neue Künstlervereinigung

Pablo Picasso hosted his first exhibit in Barcelona, Spain at 19 years old.
Picasso created over 20,000 art pieces in a wide range of mediums, including ceramics and theater sets.
Picasso's artwork has sold for over $100 million in the 21st century.
Picasso's art has been featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City), Museu Picasso in Barcelona, and the Sofia Reina Museum in Madrid.