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He was born in Spain but he moved to France
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He was born Oct. 25, 1881 and he died April 8, 1973.
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His first work of art was the cover of a magazine
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He burned many of his paintings to keep warm
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Most of his family members were artists.
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Art style
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Picasso changed his art style constantly
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He moved to Paris, France when he was 19 because one of his friends lived there and invited him to move there.
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His father was an artist and a professor.
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Art Style
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In his blue period, Picasso painted with a lot blues because he was sad that his friend died, and he wasn't making much money.
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Art Style
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He ended his blue period when he met a woman and became happier. His next period was the rose period where he painted with brighter colors.
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Art style
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Picasso developed cubism and make it famous. It had lots of shapes. It was like you shattered glass and put them together as a piece of art.
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Subjects and themes
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He painted musicians in many different styles. In cubism he painted "Three Musicians" in 1921. He also painted circus people
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Works of Art
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One of his famous paintings was "Guernica" in 1937 This was a really big painting that used dark color and angry expressions to show his anger at the bombing during Spanish Civil War.
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He was not always nice to the women in his life or to children. He was very sarcastic and superstitious.
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Picasso endorsed the Russian leader Josef Stalin,who was a very brutal leader.
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