Picasso Art, Prints and Painting Information

Pablo Picasso is widely considered to be the most influential artist of the 20th century. Picasso explored all avenues of art - he was a painter, sculptor, ceramist, graphic artist and poet. The depth of his biography is staggering, boasting over 22,000 pieces of art in his lifetime. The art world had never, and may never see another artist of his impact.

He was the driving force behind many classic styles, including the Picasso Blue Period, Rose Period and maybe most important, Cubism. Its innovations gave rise to a host of other 20th-century art movements, including futurism in Italy, suprematism and constructivism in Russia, de Stijl in the Netherlands, and vorticism in England. Cubism also influenced German expressionism, dada, and other movements as well as early work of the surrealists and abstract expressionists. In addition, collage and construction became key aspects of 20th-century art.