October 25th

The anniversary of the birth of Pablo Picasso. Born in Spain (1881-1973) this towering genius spent much of his life in France creating works across many mediums. Painter, sculptor, ceramist , stage design for ballet, printmaking, poetry, playwright. He was one of the founders of the Cubist school and brought about the modern art movement with angular lines, geometric shapes, collage and forever changed the art world.

Pablo Picasso ~ Self Portrai

And he painted cats.

He was also photographed with them and is quoted speaking about them, so it might be possible to assume he was a cat lover.

Cat And Lobster On The Beach 1965

Regardless he appreciated the beauty and presence of cats and created art work as a homage.

Cat Eating A Bird 1939

Still Life With Lobster 1962

Brutal and bold his paintings are not warm, fuzzy representations of cats but stylized images of the attributes he found appealing. Not everyone’s style it is worth noting that Picasso featured cats in many works and so brought them into the art world and eternalized them in his modern, surrealist style.

I want to create a cat like the real cats I see crossing the streets, not like those you see in houses. They have nothing in common. The cat of the streets has bristling fur. It runs like a fiend, and if it looks at you, you think it is going to jump in your face.

Pablo Picasso