Picasso

American

[pi-kah-soh, -kas-oh, pee-kah-saw] / pɪˈkɑ soʊ, -ˈkæs oʊ, piˈkɑ sɔ /

noun

Pablo 1881–1973, Spanish painter and sculptor in France.

Picasso British

/ pɪˈkæsəʊ /

noun

Pablo (ˈpæbləʊ). 1881–1973, Spanish painter and sculptor, resident in France: a highly influential figure in 20th-century art and a founder, with Braque, of cubism. A prolific artist, his works include The Dwarf Dancer (1901), belonging to his blue period; the first cubist painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907); Three Dancers (1925), which appeared in the first surrealist exhibition; and Guernica (1937), inspired by an event in the Spanish Civil War

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I asked him if Trump was often a topic of discussion in the mountain retreat Pablo Picasso once called home.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

They love Hockney, Basquiat and Picasso, to name a few.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

It delighted Picasso, who thereafter took delight in biting those who came to see him.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Paloma Picasso, the jewelry designer and daughter of Pablo Picasso, in a Tiffany ad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Picasso here suggests this visionary truth in several ways.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

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