While talking about the greatest artists of the 20th century, one cannot miss the name of Pablo Picasso! One of the most prominent artists of the era, Picasso was a born genius whose prodigious work took the world of art by storm. Amazingly, when children of his age were busy rote learning and playing, Picasso dedicated his time to drawing. At the tender age of seven, he started painting, and by the time he was 13, his talent and skills had surpassed that of his father. His first two major paintings include, ‘The First Communion’ and ‘Science and Charity.’ With time, he diversified into sculpting, ceramic designing, and stage designing. Picasso was responsible for coming up with ‘Cubism,’ which was the first step towards modern art. Unlike his predecessors, such as impressionists and fauvists who employed models to come up with works of art, he reached a level of abstraction that was radical enough to break the classical dominance of content over form. Through his ground-breaking work ‘Les Demoiselles d'Avignon,’ he gave birth to the modern art of the 20th century.