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

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

Or was Picasso, even as he edged into immortality, simply a few leaps ahead of ordinary mortals?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Dubowski correctly answered the final 15th question, which was: "Used since 1876, which trademarked logo is described in the James Joyce novel Ulysses and depicted in works by Manet and Picasso?"

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Pablo Picasso was made for this revolutionary new century, and he arrived in Paris right on time: 1900.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day