Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso, born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain, was one of the twentieth century's most prolific and successful artists. A natural-born prodigy, he began painting at the age of two and never stopped until his death at the age of ninety-one.

From a young age, Picasso oozed defiance against formal authority. This was reflected not only in his personal life, which was a tangle of mistresses and wives, but especially in his art. His aim was to recreate reality and change the viewers' preconceived thinking. In his own words, Pablo Picasso painted "objects as I think them, not as I see them."