Picasso, Pablo Ruiz y

Picasso, Pablo Ruiz yPicasso, Pablo Ruiz yPablo Ruiz y Picasso (B * MALAGA, 1881 – D † MOUGINS, 1973) Spanish artist, acknowledged as one of the towering geniuses of 20th century art, as well as a voracious, sometimes cruel user of people, especially women. He arrived in Paris in 1900, then the destination for all serious artists, enduring some years of penury and nonrecognition. Some paintings from this earliest Paris time are called »Blue Period,« referring to the color of paint used…