| Timeline |
| 1881 |
Born 25 October in Málaga, in Andalusia, on the southern coast of Spain
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| 1892 |
Begins formal art studies at the art school in La Coruña, Spain |
| 1895 |
Passes entrance exam to La Lonja - art school in Barcelona |
| 1897 |
Contracts scarlet fever and is forced to abandon studies to recuperate in the countryside |
| 1900 |
Exhibition of drawings at Els Quatre Gats |
| 1901 |
Beginnning of Blue Period |
| 1901 |
Show opens at the Galerie Vollard |
| 1903 |
Returns to Barcelona; shares studio with A.F. de Sato |
| 1905 |
Meets Guillaume Apolliniare, Leo and Gertrude Stein. Beginning of Rose Period |
| 1906 |
Meets Matisse |
| 1907 |
Meets Braque and Derain. Beginning of Cubism with Les Demoiselles d'Avignon |
| 1911 |
First exhibition in the U.S. |
| 1912 |
First exhibition in England |
| 1913 |
Beginning of Synthetic Cubism |
| 1918 |
Marries Olga Koklova |
| 1925 |
Takes part in first Surrealist exhibition |
| 1932 |
Marie-Therese Walter first seen in his work |
| 1935 |
Separation from Olga, Marie-Therese Walter gives birth to daughter Maia |
| 1944 |
Joins Communist Party |
| 1961 |
Marries Roque |
| 1973 |
Dies in 8 April Mougins, France |
