Pablo Picasso, born in 1881 in Málaga, Spain, showed artistic talent from an early age and received art lessons from his father. He moved to Paris in 1900, where he became influential in the art world and co-invented the Cubist movement with Georges Braque. Picasso is famous for several iconic works, including 'El Guernica,' and he passed away in France in 1973.

1. PABLO PICASSO
By Maria Adrover
ARTS & CRAFTS 5th and 6th grade – CEIP CALONGE

2. • Pablo Picasso was
born in Málaga,
Spain, in 1881.
- Can you find Málaga in the map?

3. •Pablo
Picasso
was a Spanish
painter.

4. Information about his life
• He was the first child of
“Don Jose Ruiz y Blasco”
an art teacher and
Maria Picasso.
• At an early age Pablo
showed an interest in
drawing.
• At the age of 7 Pablo
began receiving art
lessons from his father.

5. • By the age of 8
Pablo painted his
first picture
called:
“El picador”.
It was the starting
of a talented
career.

6. • At the age of 16 Pablo
studied in the most
important Art school :
“Madrid’s royal
academy of san
Fernado”.
• He loved Madrid and
enjoyed going to The
Prado museum to see
paintings by famous
Spanish painters. He
particularly liked El
Greco’s work.

7. in Paris
• In 1900, Picasso
went to Paris. He met
Max Jacob, a
journalist and poet.
Max helped Picasso
learn to speak
French. He also met
many of the famous
artists who lived in
Paris. In 1905 he
become famous
thanks to Americans
art collectors.

8. CUBIST MOVEMENT
• He and Georges
Braque invented
Cubism, a form of
painting using
simple geometric
shapes.
• He is also known
for making
collages . He
created oil
paintings,
sculpture,
drawings, stage

9. • This picture is
called:“the three
musicians”.
• What geometrical shapes
can you see?
Some of his famous paintings:

10. One of his most popular pictures:
EL GUERNICA
(a mural about the spanish civil war showed in Paris,
1937)
- Can you see any Spanish symbol?

11. Some of Picasso’s pictures

12. Pablo Picaso died April 8, 1973
in France.
“I paint
objects as I
think them,
not as I see
them”
“All children are artists.
The problem is how to
remain an artist once he
grows up.”

13. WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT PABLO PICASSO
1. Where was Pablo
Picasso from?
2. When was he born?
3. What was Pablo
Picasso?
4. What were Pablo
Picasso parent’s
names?
5. At what age did Pablo
Picasso have his first
Art lessons?
6. What was Pablo Picasso
1st picture?
7. When Pablo Picasso was
16 where did he study?
8. Did he like Madrid?
9. What museum did Pablo
Picasso visit when he was
in Madrid?
10.- What famous painter
did he like best?

14. 11. When did Pablo Picasso
go to Paris?
12. Who was Max Jacob?
13. When did Pablo Picasso
became famous?
14. Did Pablo Picasso invent
cubism?
15. What is cubism?
16. Can you name some of
Pablo Picasso pictures?