Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain on October 25, 1881.
             By the age of 15, he was already technically skilled in drawing and
             painting. Picasso's original style continuously evolved throughout his
             long career and expanded the definition of what art could be. In addition
             to painting, he explored sculpture, ceramics, and other art forms, and
             became one of the most influential artists of the 1900s. Paintings from
             Picasso's blue period, which was from 1901 to 1904, depicted forlorn
             people painted in shades of blue, evoking feelings of sadness and
             alienation. The suicide of a fellow painter, Carles Casagemas, had a
             profound effect on Picasso, and it has been said that the tragic event
             precipitated the adoption of a predominately somber blue palette. An
             example of Picasso's blue period paintings is "Woman with Bangs." This
             painting symbolizes Picasso's production in this period. It is showing a
             dark-haired woman with downcast, unfocused eyes lost in a reverie. The
             simplicity of her surroundings and attire give emphasis to her face, with
             its expression of profound dejection. With his permanent return to France
             in 1904, Picasso's colors gradually changed, evolving into the delicate
             pink and flesh tones of his Rose Period, which prevailed during the next
             Picasso's rose period paintings took on a warmer more
             optimistic mood. An example of a painting done during his rose period is
             "Mother and Child." This painting, which is more a drawing in oil,
             captures a tender moment between mother and child. Both in composition and
             in theme, the work is reminiscent of Renaissance paintings of the Madonna.
             Many Influences in Picasso's life finally came together in a painting he
             worked on from early 1907 through July. After filling seven sketchbooks
             and doing seventeen studies in preparation, he painted "Les Demoiselles
             d'Avignon" and is considered the first Cubist painting. The ...