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Painting a picture of Picasso
Pablo Picasso was born in Spain, in 1881. His father,      was also an artist, encouraged him        (start) drawing at a very young age. The father soon noticed that his son was        far more talented painter than he was, so he promised never to pick up a paintbrush again. In 1895, Picasso and his family moved to Barcelona, where he attended the school of Fine Arts. After            (graduate), he continued his studies in Madrid, but instead of going to class, he spent his days at the Prado Museum, copying the style of famous old painters.
When he later returned to Barcelona, Picasso started to visit the Four Cats, a café which            (be) popular with artists. Picasso would spend hours debating art with poets and other artists. These lively meetings at the café led to two          (importance) events in Picasso’s life: first, he met the poet Jaime Sabartes and the painter Carlos Casagemas, who became his closest friends; second, he decided to devote his life            experimenting with different styles of art instead of producing traditional art. In October 1900, Picasso           (leave) Barcelona for the bright lights of Paris, and his life as a wandering artist really began.
Picasso formed his own style where the world is being      (construct)of cubes and rectangles and finally he a huge       (succeed)in the world of art.