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October 25 marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of Pablo Picasso - the founder of cubism and one of the most famous artists in the world.

"I could draw like Raphael, but I need a whole life to learn to paint like a child draws." /Picasso, born in the Spanish city of Malaga in the family art, in fact, had not received formal art education, as turned out to be talented and capable of all their teachers. At age 23, the artist moved to Paris, inspired him with the feel and the arts - painting by Toulouse-Lautrec, Cezanne and Van Gogh.
"You can not even imagine dire poverty of the studio. Wallpaper hung from the walls of tufts. Layer of dust covered the pictures hanging and folded canvases piled up a heap on the sagging couch. Near the stove rose a pile of ashes. It's hard to describe in words" - recalled one artist, writer Kanvayler.
Yet, unlike many of Picasso during his lifetime and became recognized and loved, and legendary, earning millions in recent years. Posthumous fate of his works at all unprecedented way, Picasso - the most expensive painter in the world and one of the abducted.
"Inspiration, when it comes to me, finds me at work." /In his lifetime, Picasso created more than fifty thousand paintings, prints, sculptures and drawings, ceramics items.