Pablo Picasso was the most influential artist in the early 20th century. He was born on October 25, 1881. His real name is actually Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Crispiniano de la Santísima Trinidad. He passed on April 8, 1973. He was born in Malaga, Spain and died in Mougins, France. His nationality was Spanish. His parents’ names were Jose Ruiz Blaso and Maria Picasso Lopez. Later on in his life, he dropped his father’s name and basically kept it simple.His father had a great influence on his work, initially at least. His father dedicated himself to Picasso’s learning of art. He spend a large amount of time enjoying the same pastimes as his father. Together his father’s influence on his was vast. Since Picasso was eight years old his art notes his talent and ability. His influences of other know artists like Velasquez and Zurbaran were notable. …show more content…
His dad made sure that he would grow up to be successful. He made sure that Picasso got the best education that he could afford. Picasso and family moved to La Coruna in 1892, and a year after that Picasso was accepted into the school of Fine and Applied Arts there. He started selling his paintings and found a joy in doing them as well. In 1895, the family faced a tragic moment. His younger sister died due to diphtheria. Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection that affects the mucous membranes of the throat and