Pablo Picasso 1907 Self Portrait

Here is a section from Pablo Picasso’s 1907 self portrait. Picasso was  born on October 25, 1881. Picasso grew up in a middle class family in Malaga, Spain. His father was an art instructer and curator of an art museum. According to Picasso’s mother, his first words were “piz, piz” – short for lápiz, the Spanish word for “pencil”.  Picasso is one of the most famous 20th century artists and is best known for Cubist style paintings.