PICADOR

1889

Oil on wood

24x19 cm

Pablo started displaying an ability to paint since he was three. A small oil painting, Picador, - a picture painted by the boy at the age of eight - is considered one of his first works. It was inspired by his first attendance of the bullfight his father took him to. Corrida remained one of Picasso’s passions for his entire life.

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2022

#23. Pascal, New York

Like everything, you must study or practice to appreciate. If you have eaten burgers and pizza your whole life, it may be difficult to appreciate sushi.
21 September

#22. Cosma, Germany

:) Look at this great picture and smile. GO PAINTIG NOT WAR
25 March

2021

#21. Hugh Janis, Ur mother's

yeah I mean this is cool and all but when I was 8 years old I was rounding up all the neighborhood stray cats and I used to make them fight for food. I was helping those cats more than this painting helps me so if you think about it, this painting really is not that impressive from a grand perspective
06 December

#20. Luke, UK

I know nothing about art, but that horse is insanely good ! The legs are perfect, from an 8 year old boy from memory... Insane
17 November

#19. HungLarry77,

This isn't even impressive yeah sure he was 8 but I've seen better from a retarded infant after his diaper comes off. 2/10
08 July

#18. Christopher, Portland

Do people think they are original with the 8 years old comments? That is such an old joke, and so stupid. Perhaps your mind is that of an 8 year old if you can't see the beauty and genius of Picasso. Please go back to watching TV. This art is not for you.
11 May

#17. Austral, Leighton Buzzard

I don't understand those who say they "don't understand the hype". Surely this is a page about Picasso, so if you don't like him, don't come here??... I'll be honest, five years ago I didn't really enjoy Picasso as much as I do now. He is not everyone's cup of tea, especially his avant garde work, but when you look at his hole body of work, I can't help but be impressed. He had such a wide range of styles and was quite successful in most of them. Granted he was an arrogant man and I'm not a fan of his personality, but I don't think he'd much care what we think. I just hope if there's an afterlife, Henri Rosseau is having his own back. :-)
01 May

#16. L,

personally i don't understand the hype. sure, it's good for an 8 year old, but tbh it's not that interesting to me.
13 January

2020

#15. November,

Quarantine boredom has took me here staring at Picasso painting when he was 8. What a gifted person had ever lived!
11 September

2017

#14. deathMetalGirl, United States

I want to put that picture on my bedroom wall! Such talent!
(It`s actually a cute picture though)
19 November

2016

#13. Marta, Germany

Respect, Talent!
20 October

2012

#12. krish, mysore, india

omg, so beautiful
28 August

2011

#11. Eri, Brazil, Guarulhos

guys...ORLY!? Actually it`s a child work, with 8 years old he painted it. I bet u didn`t a paint so proportionaly at 8.
05 October

#10. ben dover, ukrane

picasso has the mind of a child!
03 October

#9. kieron dunn:) 2k2, france.

hey i like beans.
03 October

#8. ben dover, ukrane

get on me picasso
03 October

#7. ben dover, ukrane

woof, meow, quack, ribbit, squeek
03 October

#6. zandi, iran-ghaemshahr

for mising
08 May

#5. G-man, Califonia

Cowboy much?
08 April

#4. Ida , sweden

l will do!!!
16 January

#3. Ebba,

you is goog
13 January

2010

#2. picasso,

four loko
15 November

#1. anderson, brasil

eu admiro muito as obras dele ele fez muito sucesso
21 July

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12 recent comments

16 March Ryan Cantrell from USA wrote:
'What am I looking at? Picasso with a 9-year-old????!!!! FREAK'

03 March Brett from USA wrote:
'What 9yr old signs his work like that. Very interesting.'

25 February Pepe from USA wrote:
'Este es el peor cuadro que he visto en mi vida. Un chaval con 15 años, no puede estar pensando solo en dibujar.'

20 December Jason from USA wrote:
'So I'm an art collector who's stumped. I have a lithograph I can't find anywhere on the internet. I have a large litho ( around 28" tall 23" wide) of Picasso's Mother Child 4 hands study but it's different than any other I've found. Fist off, it's a 3 color litho. It's also on Montvall laid paper on board. The print definitely has age to it but obviously no way to tell how old. I have looked for various water marks but haven't found any. Being laid paper on board makes it difficult. I had originally thought it may be printed in France by La Photolithography L Delaporte. Basically because the size was about the same and the 3 print colors were the same. However, the Mother Child litho doesn't have the information located at the bottom margin of the print like others I've seen. So after all that any thoughts?'

16 December luis from Usa wrote:
'Wow nice and where is the original signed'

02 November samarrajo from levenmouth wrote:
'the measurements of the painting are 163.7cm x 132.1cm making the bread, fruit and table almost life size. A nice detail to add into an art and design exam :)'

19 October Front side tail from levenmouth wrote:
'i think the artwork should be abeled to be viewed from all side :((('

21 September Pascal from New York wrote:
'Like everything, you must study or practice to appreciate. If you have eaten burgers and pizza your whole life, it may be difficult to appreciate sushi.'

16 July steve from USA wrote:
'Breathtaking as everything he's ever done. Rich vibrant colors and sharp visceral angles. Picasso is a master'

28 June Nikolai from Switzerland wrote:
'The painting is certainly impressive, to say the least. But what has always struck me as curious is that none of Picasso's other works from this period are anywhere near as accomplished as this painting. It is a well known fact that at one time it was a common practice in teaching painting, for the master to repaint areas of the student's work. In the case of this painting, I cannot help but wonder how much of it might have actually been painted by Picasso's father.'

14 June Ricardo Lapin from Switzerland wrote:
'How much perversion to treat a couple as if they were an object (a model, "muse", etc.) and be indifferent to painting their suffering over and over again, for years without doing anything to help her.'

24 May byats wurnt from Switzerland wrote:
'I think, when dealing with an abstract piece, one must take an approach similar to reading. On the right, I can see buildings, a staple of modern life. Warm colours, may indicate heat? There's a curtain on the left harlequin. Now we just have to make sense of it.'

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