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Picasso was born in Malaga Spain in 1881 He was given the name Pablo Ruiz Picasso taking the names of both his mother and father in the traditional Spaniard way His father was a taught art at a local school in their town Picasso's father taught him to paint from a very young age He was very gifted even at such a young age so much so that his father even asked him to finish paintings for him sometimes Although Picasso is known for his more abstract works of art he attended multiple art schools and was taught all types of art styles such as figure drawings landscapes and portraits In 1895 Picasso's family moved to Barcelona Being in a larger town Picasso had more opportunities to keep up to day with the art world At only 14 years old Picasso was accepted into a senior course This course focused on still life and classical art styles His professors thought he was a brilliant artist In 1897 Picasso studied at the Academia Deal de San Fernando in Madrid He wasn't very interested in his class work and what his teachers had to offer Instead Picasso spent his time studying old painting on his own In 1899 After spending several months in Horta de Ebro with a close friend he returned to Barcelona It was around this time that Picasso started hanging out with a new group and they heavily influenced Picasso's use of symbolism By 1900 Picasso displayed 150 drawing at Els Quatre Gats several of these drawings were published and the painting called Last Moments Was chosen for an exhibition in Paris Picasso knew that
