Visual art
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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