Pablo Picasso (Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Picasso being the name of his mother) is a painter and sculptor born in Málaga, Spain in 1881. He lived in France until his death on April 8, 1973.

Pablo Picasso is one of the most important painters of the twentieth century. He has produced around 1,885 paintings, 1,228 sculptures, 2,880 ceramics, 7,089 drawings, 342 tapestries, 150 sketchbooks and 30,000 prints (engravings, lithographs, etc.) "1. He is one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century and it is generally said that his work has changed the course of modern art. He is the only one to have exhibited during his lifetime at the Louvre Museum in Paris. He was then 91 years old.