Pablo Ruiz Picasso is a Spanish painter, sculptor, printer, potter and set designer who spent most of his adult life in France. Considered one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known to have co-founded the Cubist movement, invented construction sculptures, co-invented collages and a variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. . Among his most famous works are the pro-Cubans Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Guernica, an awe-inspiring depiction of the bombing of Guernica by German and Italian air forces during the Spanish Civil War. Picasso displayed extraordinary artistic talent during his early years, painting spontaneously throughout his childhood and adolescence. During the first decade of the 20th century, his style changed as he experimented with different theories, techniques, and ideas.
Co-founder of the Cubist movement and co-inventor of various new kinds of art, including built sculpture, collage, and the plastic arts, in the twentieth century.
