NEWS

PICASSO

21st December 2011

What just few people know about Picasso:

1. Picasso had a giant name with a mix of family and saint names.

2. He narrowly escaped stillbirth, saved by a puff of cigar smoke.

3. His first word, 'lapiz', betrayed his artistic future.

4. Police once thought he had stolen the Mona Lisa, which later turned out to have been stolen by someone else.

5. Despite his fame, Picasso's art was stolen more than a thousand times.

6. A true romantic, he had numerous relationships and had four children by three women.

7. His varied art spanned over 150,000 works in 91 years, exploring different phases and styles.

8. Besides painting, he wrote poetry and even tried his hand at drama.

9. Although he excelled in art, Picasso was not a great academic.

10. His last words inspired a song by Paul McCartney, which captured the essence of his final moments.