Where and how did Picasso get his fame?

Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga (Spain, 1881). He was very talented from a very young age. He moved to Barcelona and in 1904 he moved to Paris. There he created a very importante painting called Les demoiselles d'Avignon and he ignited a revolution. read more

In 1909, Picasso, continuing to grow, started - with Braque - his advances into Cubism. And the excitement continued, for a long, long time, because by this time, Picasso was established as a force - an innovator. read more

And while Picasso's fame began with his art -- he's credited with influencing every major art movement of the 20th century -- it didn't end with it. Picasso was an attention-grabbing artist and a controversial character: a womanizer, Communist, Stalinist and genius who was both loved and hated, yet almost always at least admired for his innovation and talent. read more