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(1868) 143 years ago, the visionary artist Pablo Picasso was born ... the best-known figures in 20th-century art. WATCH a short bio video to see his paintings and learn more… (1881) On this ...

Sotheby’s will auction a Pablo Picasso painting of Françoise Gilot during a modern art evening sale on November 18. Last ...

The Picasso Symphony experience will pair the Spanish master's artwork with music from his favorite composers.

In the decades that followed, he produced thousands of breathtaking creations Julia Binswanger Daily Correspondent Pablo Picasso is most famous for his role in the Cubist movement, creating ...

The British Museum is hosting a new exhibition of prints by Pablo Picasso. Renowned mostly for his paintings, such as ground-breaking cubist trailblazer Les Demoiselles ...

The British Museum celebrates Picasso’s lesser-known printmaking legacy ...