Pablo Picasso was an artist.
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon ( The Young Ladies of Avignon , and originally titled The Brothel of Avignon ) is a large oil painting created in 1907 by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso ( 1881 -- 1973 ) . Neoclassicism ( from Greek νέος nèos , `` new '' and Latin classicus , `` of the highest rank '' ) is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts , literature , theatre , music , and architecture that draw inspiration from the `` classical '' art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome . Pablo Picasso . Exceptionally prolific throughout the course of his long life , Picasso achieved universal renown and immense fortune for his revolutionary artistic accomplishments , and became one of the best-known figures in 20th-century art .