Picasso

American  

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

noun

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

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Picasso British  

/ pɪˈkæsəʊ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The city is also where Picasso himself lived and worked for much of his life, and thousands of the artist's paintings, prints and sculptures are on display in its museums.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

For museums, she’s box-office magic, ranking with Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet and Warhol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The undefeated Inoue successfully defended his titles for a sixth time against Mexico's Alan Picasso in Riyadh in late December.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The stolen statues, the suspicious connection with a known thief: it was enough to ruin Picasso and Apollinaire.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day