By the age of 15 he was already technically skilled in drawing and

painting. Picasso's original style continuously evolved throughout his

long career, and expanded the definition of what art could be. In addition

to painting, he explored sculpture, ceramics and other art forms, and

became one of the most influential artists of the 1900s. Paintings from

Picasso's blue period, which was from 1901 to 1904, depicted forlorn

people painted in shades of blue, evoking feelings of sadness and

alienation. The suicide of a fellow painter, Carles Casagemas, had a

profound effect on Picasso, and it has been said that the tragic event

precipitated the adoption of a predominately somber blue palett

its expression of profound dejection. With his permanent return to France

painting symbolizes Picasso's production in this period. It is showing a

optimistic mood. An example of a painting done during his rose period is

cubism innovations first shocked both artists and viewers, thousands of

"Mother and Child." This painting, which is more a drawing in oil,

in 1904, Picasso's colors gradually changed, evolving into the delicate

bombing of the town of Guernica during the Spanish civil war. Following

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