June 24 | in Event Today
In 1901 Pablo Picasso opens his first exhibition on Paris' renowned rue Laffitte
Picasso, largely regarded as the preeminent figure in twentieth-century art, was born in Malaga, Spain, in 1881. Pablo Picasso held his first big exhibition on June 24, 1901, at a gallery on Paris' famed avenue Laffitte. Picasso's talent is praised in the fact that he began showing six years earlier, at the age of thirteen.