Visual art

Pablo Picasso

1881–1973Known worldwide

Pablo Picasso

Addresses you can still visit

Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.

  • Studied here

    Ateneo de Málaga and the Former San Telmo School of Fine Arts

    Although not formally enrolled, he received early artistic exposure and instruction while accompanying his father here.

  • Created here

    Former Convent and Municipal Museum of San Agustín

    As a child he copied paintings and made early pigeon-related works in his father’s studio here.

  • Studied here

    Former San Rafael School

    He attended the San Rafael primary school here during his Málaga childhood.

  • Created here

    Gneisenau Shipwreck Site at the East Breakwater

    After seeing the wreck in Málaga’s harbor, he made the 1901 drawing The Wreck of the Frigate Gneisenau in the Port of Málaga.

  • Studied here

    IES Vicente Espinel (Gaona Institute)

    He took the 1891 entrance examinations required for his transfer to secondary school in A Coruña.

  • Created here

    Lagar de Llanes

    During summer stays at the estate he painted its interiors and surrounding mountain landscapes.

  • Lived here

    Picasso’s Second Childhood Home in the Casas de Campos

    He spent most of his Málaga childhood in this apartment and made his earliest known works here.

  • Commemorated here

    Plaza del Teatro and Picasso’s First Portrait Studio

    Francisco Martín Ramos made the earliest known photographic portrait of Picasso at his studio here.

  • Lived here

    Site of Hostal Las Tres Naciones

    He lodged at the inn during his last stay in Málaga, from late December 1900 to January 1901.

Traces in other cities

Florence
Fondazione Il Bisonte — At Il Bisonte’s prompting, he produced a lithograph supporting amnesty for Spanish political prisoners.

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