1881
October 25, Malaga, Birth of Pablo Ruiz Picasso, son of Maria
Picasso Lopez and Jose Ruiz Blasco, an artist and teacher at San
Telmo school of arts and industrial design.
1891 Father appointed teacher at the Da Guarda art school in La
Coruna.
1893 Pablo's debut as an artist, under his father's Guidance.
1895
Father appointed to the La Lonja academy in Barcelona. Family
moves to Barcelona, spends summer in Malaga.
1896
Admitted to the drawing class at La Lonja after passing
examination with flying colors.
1897
Member of bohemian group in Barcelona; first exhibition in the
Cafe Els Quatre Gats, the group's headquarters; first review of
his work in La Vanguardia. Makes friends with Jamie Sabartes and
other young artists and intellectuals, who introduce him to
modern currents in painting. His painting Ciencia y Caridad
awarded Honorable Mention in Madrid. In the fall, admittied to
painting class at the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid.
1898
Leaves the academy; goes for rest to Horta de Ebro. His painting
Costumbres de Aragon wins medals in Madris and Malaga.
1900
Drawings published in the magazine Joventut. First trip to paris
with Casagemas; sells three sketches to Berthe Weill; returns to
Barcelona at the end of December.
1903
In the spring illustrated Arte Joven Magazine. Exhibition of
pastels at the Salon Pares; Meets Max Jacob and Gustave Coquiot.
Beginning of Blue Period; now signs his works "Picasso" instead
of "Pablo Ruiz y Picasso", etc.
Exhibits 30 works at Berthe Weill's, Paris; second Exhibitions
at Vollard's.
Returns to Barcelona; shares studio with A.F. de Sato.
1904
Settles in paris; moves to the Bateau-lavoir, No.13, Rue
Ravignan. End of Blue Period.
1905
Meets Guillaume Apolliniare, Leo and Gertrude Stein, etc.
Shcukin and Leo Stein buy paintings. Meets Fernande Olivier. In
the summer, trip to Holland, at invitation of Tom Schilperoort.
Beginning of Rose Period; earliest sculptures and engravings.
1906
Meets Matisse, who with the Fauves shocked the public at the
Salon d'Automne the year before. Summer in Gosol, northern
Spain, with Fernande Olivier; transition to sculptural style.
1907
Meets D.H. Kahnweiler, who opens a gallery and becomes Picasso's
dealer and close friend. Meets Braque and Derain; visits the
Cezanna exhibition in the Salon d'Automne. Beginning of Cubism
with Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
1909
Summer at Horta de Ebro with Fernande Olivier; first clearly
Cubist landscapes. Moves to 11 Boulevard de Clichy. First
exhibition in Germany.
1911
First exhibition in the U.S. (NYC). Breaking up of surfaces and
volumes into facets.
1912 Moves to 242, Boulevard Raspail. First exhibition in England.
First collages.
1913
Death of Picasso's Father. Moves to 5bis, Rue Schoelcher.
Beginning of Synthetic Cubism.
1915
Realistic portrait drawings of Vollard and Max Jacob.
1917
Design's set for Parade. Meets Stravinsky and Picasso's future
wife, Olga Koklova.
1918
Marries Olga Koklova. Moves to 23, Rue La Boetie. Summer in
Barcelona and Biarritz
1921
Birth of Paul; numerous mother-and-son paintings. Two version's
of Three Musicians and Three Women at the Spring. Works in
several styles.
1925
Takes part in first Surrealist exhibition. Producese first works
of unleashed violence.
1928
Series of small, strongly colored paintings, with boldy
simplified forms. Beginning of new period of sculptural works.
1932
Retrospective exhibitions in Paris. A new model, Marie-Therese
Walter, makes her apperance in Picasso's paintings.
1935
Final seperation from Olga. Birth of daughter Maia to
Marie-Therese Walter; lives at Boisegeloup where he composes a
number of poems.
1936 Outbreak of Spanish Civil War; traveling exhibition in
Spain.
1937 Publishes etching Sueno y Mentira de Franco with his own
satrical text.
1939 Picasso's mother dies in Barcelona. After outbreak of WWII
returns to paris.
1944
Liberation of Paris; special Picasso room in the Salon
d'Automne. Joins the Communist Party.
1947
Birth of son Claude. Lithographic work with Mourlot; takes up
ceramics in the Madoura factory owned by the Ramie family.
1949
Birth of daughter Paloma. Exhibition of work since the war.
Picasso's Dove becomes universal for Peace.
1951
Moves to 9, Rue Gay-Lassac. Retrospective exhibition in Tokyo.
Paints Massacre in Korea
1953
Retrospective exhibitions: Lyons, Rome, Milan, Sao Paulo.
Seperation from Francoise Gilot.
1955
Ex-Wife Olga Koklova dies. Acquires villa, La Califorme, at
Cannes. Exhibits at Musee des Artes Decoratifs and Bibliotheque
Nationale, and in Germany.
1958 Mural for UNESCO building. Acquires Chateau de Vauvenargues
near Aix
Series on theme of Rape of the Sabines.
Series on theme of Painter and His Model.
Series on theme of Painter at His Easel.
85th birthday commemorated with three simultaneous exhibitions
in Paris.
Between March and October completes 347 etchings largely on
erotic themes. After death of secretary and confidant, Jamie
Sabartes, donates series of Las Meninas to Picasso Museum in
Barcelona.
1969 Paints 140 canvases, shown next year at Palace of the
Popes, Avignon.
1970 Donates 2,000 early oils and drawings to Picasso Museum.
1971
90th birthday commemorated with exhibition in Grande Galerie of
the Louvre; becomes first living artist so honored.
1973
Dies (April 8th) at his villa in Mougins. First posthumous
exhibition at Palace of the Popes.
