Spain; city of M醠aga: statue of painter Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973); realized by sculptor Francisco L髉ez Hern醤dez (1932 - 2017); unveiled 2008; The bronze statue with Pablo Picasso sitting with pencil and notebook on a marble block was unveiled on 5th of December; 2008. it is placed right across the birthplace of Pablo Picasso at Plaza de la Merced 15 and 13; which is since 1989 the Picasso Birthplace Museum (Museo Casa Natal Pablo Picasso) and seat of the Picasso Foundation (Fundaci髇 Picasso). Picasso lived there from 1881 to 1884.