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

It has such an impact on all of them to this day it shows that Miles is Da Vinci, Stravinsky, Picasso.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

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

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

Nearly 80 exhibitors feature works from emerging talent as well as big-name artists such as Picasso, Degas, Goya, Bourgeois and Hokusai.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“And you got a call while you were in the bathroom,” Heidi says, her face in a bunch of angles, like a Picasso.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle