The Fan, Summer, 1911, by Picasso Pablo Ruiz y Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain on October 25, 1881. His father was Jose Ruiz Blanco and his mother, Maria Picasso Lopez. Later he adopted his mother's more distinguished maiden name, Picasso, as his own. Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor, and is internationally considered the greatest artist of the 20th century. Unique as an inventor of forms, an innovator of styles and techniques, a master of various …showed first 75 words of 2128 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2128 total…mensional picture plane. Color was greatly subdued and paintings were nearly monochromatic in order to minimize attention to elements other than structural ones. Objects in his work were used as metaphors to help us understand the meaning behind the paintings and he placed these markers purposely to help us understand his works. Picasso was generally considered the greatest artist of the 20th century with a major influence over modern art today.