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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was a Spanish painter. Commonly known simply as Picasso, he is one of the most recognized figures in 20th-century art. He is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and Guernica (1937), his portrayal of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.

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Mathieu Rockwell excerpt
1981

As a reference within a reference, Joe Mathieu spoofed Norman Rockwell's "Triple Self Portrait" with Grover taking the place of the famed painter. And taking the place of the Picasso self-portrait Rockwell included on the easel, is Bert in place of Picasso.

Picaso
1983

His painting, "Girl Before a Mirror", was spoofed in Miss Piggy's Art Masterpiece Calendar, as "Pig Before a Mirror". The same image was subsequently used in the 1993 Muppet Trading Cards set, and in the Miss Piggy's Art Treasures collection of Muppet postcards. The reverse side of the postcard provides the following "information:"

Attributed to Pablo Picasso. Deck Enamel on denim. 19?2. Purchased from Mr. Chico Picasso, the artist's brother, from the collection in the restaurant, "La Fonda del Food." Signed "Pablo Picasso." Also signed "Joe DiMaggio." Inscribed by the artist "From Pablo to my little gazpacho, Miss Piggy, olé, baby!"

Mokey picaso painting
1984

Mokey paints a very Picasso-like painting of Red Fraggle in the book Best Friends.

The Muppets comic strip 1984-07-11
1984

Kermit has trouble finding the words to describe how he feels about Piggy's latest investment in the July 11, 1984 edition of The Muppets comic strip: an original Pigcasso featuring a pig's rear end surrounded by a sea of snouts.

MB211-61
1985

Baby Fozzie, Baby Rowlf, Baby Gonzo, Baby Scooter, and Baby Kermit morph into Picasso-style paintings in the Muppet Babies episode "The Muppet Museum of Art". The transformation is inspired by the Picasso painting Weeping Woman with Handkerchief.

MB211-29
1985

His 1918 Still Life is also featured in "Art Is in Your Heart" when Baby Animal crawls by.

Noimage-landscape
1988

In Muppet Babies: Where's Animal?, Baby Animal has a hobby horse named Guernica, featuring the "horse-in-agony head" from the eponymous painting.[1]

PabloPalette
1989

Pablo Paint Palette from Here Is Your Life. (First: Episode 2572)

ElmoGirlMirror
1993

In Elmo's version of "Right in the Middle of My Face", Girl Before a Mirror is shown during the "nose" verse.

3958f
1995

Bust of a Woman With a Hat is slowly revealed to the audience in a black and white version, before eventually gaining its colors. (First: Episode 3320)

MOMPainting
1995

Portrait of Marie-Thérèse is altered with a child sitting on her lap. (First: Episode 3318)

3460 Picasso Three Musicians
1996

Three Musicians is used, where the instrumentalists learn to cooperate to play music. (First: Episode 3460)

3976z
1996

Another Sesame Street cartoon features two characters with Picasso-esque designs commenting on a painting of a normal, human girl. (First: Episode 3442)

MOMA.Picasso
1997

In Episode 3655 of Sesame Street, Big Bird and Baby Bear visit the Museum of Modern Art, and look at one of Picasso's sculptures "Baboon and Young".

Museum of Monster Art sticker book 13
2001

Bert, Ernie, and Elmo in Three Musicians from Museum of Monster Art.

Farscape Picasso
2002

In the Farscape episode "Crichton Kicks," John Crichton refers to 1812 as "Picasso" when the DRD finishes making an open airlock appear to be sealed.

Pablobigotasso
2005

The painter is parodied with the Plaza Sésamo character Pablo Bigotasso, and the Sesame Street "Here Is Your Life" sketch used his name as the inspiration for Pablo Paint Palette.

4099 Picasso Harlequin wool tapestry
2005

In an edition of "The Letter of the Day Games," Cookie Monster searches for P-word items. One such item is Picasso's Harlequin wool tapestry. (First: Episode 4099)

CookieThief-MonsterMirror
2015

A spoof of Girl Before a Mirror featuring Kermit the Forg is featured in the Museum of Modern Cookie in The Cookie Thief. It is said to be painted by Pablo PiCookie.

M15 106 slow down Picasso
2015

Scooter refers to Kermit the Frog as "Picasso" at Color Me Mine in The Muppets episode, "The Ex-Factor."

MB303-Thog
2021

In the Muppet Babies episode "Summer's Disaster-Piece," Thog appears in a version of Picasso's The Old Guitarist.

DisneyJuniorMusic-28-ReadyForPreschool-AtTheArtMuseum-01
2021

"The Old Guitarist" on Disney Junior Music: Ready for Preschool's "At the Art Museum".

Bert-Picasso
unknown

In a Sesame Street sketch, Ernie makes a picture of Bert with several eyebrows, done in a Picasso style.

Sources[]

  1. Matt Damsker, "Muppet Magnetism: Madcap characters to perform live", The Hartford Courant, 12 March 1987, Calendar section page 3.
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