How would you describe the artwork of Pablo Picasso? Some people say it’s very authentic, others called him a genius, but others say he’s overrated. Everyone has their opinions but whichever one is yours, we can all agree on one thing, He put a lot of work into his paintings that pushed himself to the limit that got his paintings to be so famous today. But who is Pablo Picasso? Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain to José Ruiz Blasco and Maria Picasso Lopez and died on April 8, 1973 in Mougins, France. (Encyclopedia Britannica Online 2013) Along with his mother and father Picasso also had 2 siblings, Dolores and Conchita Picasso lived a normal childhood, his father supported the family by teaching drawing classes locally which how Picasso was introduced to art. (Sparknotes 2014) Along with the art classes his father gave him, Picasso also went with his father to where he was teaching until 1891 when the family decided to move to La Coruna near the Atlantic Coast, Later in 1892 Pablo and his father went to the Instituto da Guarda as a student. This is when Picasso learned the basic forms and stared using more geometric figures and how to make a different version of the natural object. (Ko?ln Taschen,1997) By the time Picasso had reached the age of 13, He was already studying in Barcelona’s school of Fine Arts. (Art History 2013) While Picasso was in Barcelona’s School of Fine Arts, Picasso’s father talked to the officials of the academy to move on to more advance classes, It often took students awhile to finish the required tasks, but Picasso finished within a week, and the jury welcomed him while still being 13. His father gave him a private studio in Barcelona so that he can focus on his art work. (Wikipedia 2014) In 1897 Picasso went to study at the Academia Real de San Fernando in Madrid, where he rarely attended class after his father found out he cut off his allowance and Picasso was penniless, He