Pablo Picasso: Guernica, 1937
Pablo Picasso: Guernica, 1937
Pablo Picasso: Guernica, 1937
Picasso grew up to become one of the greatest and most influential artists of
the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the
invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the
wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Picasso is now
regarded as one of the artists who most defined the revolutionary
developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century. The Old Guitarist, 1904
Guernica, 1937
In 1880, at the age of 27, he decided to become an artist. He moved around, teaching himself to draw
and paint and receiving financial support from Theo. In 1886, Van Gogh joined Theo in Paris, His style
changed significantly under the influence of Impressionism, becoming lighter and brighter. He painted a
large number of self-portraits in this period. In 1888, Van Gogh moved to Provence in southern France,
where he painted his famous series 'Sunflowers'.
Claude Monet was the primary inspiration for the new art movement of impressionism. Along with his
contemporaries, he captured the light of nature on canvas in a unique, spontaneous and vivacious style.
He painted a wide range of subjects ranging from urban scenes to his own beloved formal garden.
Monet strove to capture the essence of what he saw in nature, without being constrained by formal
ideas of style and substance.