"This isn't one of his better-known works, but its's definitely a Picasso. I'd put it at $1,500."
-Expert
Facts[]
- Fact 1: Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, born October 25, 1881, was a Spanish artist best known for his Cubist paintings and collage work.
- Fact 2: Picasso's best known works are the 1907 Cubist painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and 1937 mural-size Guernica, a portrayal of the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.
- Fact 3: Picasso's flair for experimentation made him one of the most prominent artists of the 20th century and an influential figure worldwide.
- Fact 4: Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain in 1881, and quickly took to art. He began formal training at the age of seven and joined the Barcelona School of Fine Arts at age thirteen.
- Fact 5: Picasso spent much of his young life in Madrid and Paris, befriending fellow artists; he caught the attention of Gertrude Stein, who became his financial patron in 1905.