"Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. Born in Malaga on the southern coast of Spain in 1881, Pablo Picasso could supposedly draw before he could talk. By age 13 he was said to have out mastered his father, an art teacher. As a result, his father allegedly handed over his brushes and palette to Picasso and swore that he would never paint again. Soon after, Picasso sought admission to an art school in Barcelona. Although a month was normally allowed to complete the entrance examination, he finished his in a single day. Much later, he stated that he could draw "like Raphael" when he was young. "But it has taken me my whole life to learn to draw like a child," he added. Though best known for his painting, Picasso experimented with several different mediums, including sculpture, ceramics, drawing and printmaking. From 1917 to 1924, he even designed the curtain, sets and costumes for a handful of ballets. The earliest of those, "Parade," featured a dancer who would become his first wife and the mother of his first child (his three other children were born out of wedlock). Picasso started writing poetry in 1935, and he also authored two plays in the 1940s. This item has been professionally custom matted and framed. This item has been authenticated by Autograph Certification Experts and comes with their LOA."

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