Pablo Ruiz Picasso, the profoundly influential Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer, departed this life on April 8, 1973, in Mougins, France, at the age of 91. The esteemed artist succumbed to a heart attack brought on by pulmonary edema. Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, on October 25, 1881, Picasso spent the majority of his adult life in France and is universally acclaimed as one of the 20th century's most pivotal artistic figures. He was a trailblazing co-founder of the Cubist movement and is celebrated for his revolutionary artistic achievements and the extensive range of styles he pioneered and explored throughout a career spanning more than 76 years. Among his myriad celebrated works are the proto-Cubist "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" and the iconic anti-war masterpiece "Guernica." He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Roque, and his children Paulo, Maya, Claude, and Paloma. It was his expressed desire that his painting "Guernica" should not be delivered to Spain until the nation achieved liberty and democracy. He was laid to rest at the Château of Vauvenargues near Aix-en-Provence.