Pablo Picasso was an artist.
Pablo Picasso . While the names of many of his later periods are debated , the most commonly accepted periods in his work are the Blue Period ( 1901 -- 1904 ) , the Rose Period ( 1904 -- 1906 ) , the African-influenced Period ( 1907 -- 1909 ) , Analytic Cubism ( 1909 -- 1912 ) , and Synthetic Cubism ( 1912 -- 1919 ) , also referred to as the Crystal period . Picasso 's African Period , which was three years long , lasted from 1906 to 1909 , was the period when Pablo Picasso painted in a style which was strongly influenced by African sculpture and particularly traditional African masks .