I treat paintings as I treat objects. If a window in a picture looks wrong, I close it and draw the curtains, just as I would do in my own room. - Pablo Picasso

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Engraved portrait of Pablo Picasso, facing right

I treat paintings as I treat objects. If a window in a picture looks wrong, I close it and draw the curtains, just as I would do in my own room.

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About Pablo Picasso

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish artist who lived and worked in Paris for many years. Around 1906–1908 together with Georges Braque Picasso initiated cubism, based on a strong inspiration of Paul Cézanne's work.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Argentina. Revista Vea y Lea (Public domain / CC0)

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Pen Names: Pau de Gósol
Alternative Names: Pablo Ruiz Y Picasso Pablo Ruiz Pablo Ruys Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso Pablo Ruys Picasso Pablo Ruiz y Picasso Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispín Crispiniano de la Santissima Trinidad Ruiz Blasco Picasso Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispin Crispiniano de la Santissima Trinidad Ruiz Blasco Picasso P. Picasso Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz Picasso Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispín Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad María de los Remedios Alarcón y Herrera Ruiz Picasso Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispín Crispiniano de la Santísima Trinidad María de los Remedios Alarcón y Herrera Ruiz Picasso

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