Pablo Picasso

Picasso’s total output was about 50,000 works of art, to include sculptures, prints, tapestries, rugs, ceramics, drawings, poetry, plays, stage design, and of course most notably, painting. He, like Chagall and Matisse, was an exceptional colorist and, like Matisse, was an extraordinary drauftsman. More often than not he worked at night utilizing artificial light. As a sculptor he abandoned wood, wax and clay, for sheet metal and wire. His styles were as diverse as his subjects and he would often use a mix of genera in his work. Many of his drawings took inspiration from photographs and postcards. He painted mostly from memory and imagination. Picasso’s complex narrative scenes were peculiar to his prints, drawings, and small-scale works; there were a couple of exceptions like Guernica, a very large narrative painting.