Pablo Picasso was a 20th century artist from Earth, a painter who was influential in the Cubist art movement.
In 2366, at Captain Jean-Luc Picard's request, Lieutenant Commander Data gave the following evaluation of a painting Picard had created: "While suggesting the free treatment of form usually attributed to Fauvism, this quite inappropriately attempts to juxtapose the disparate cubistic styles of Picasso and Léger. In addition, the use of color suggests a haphazard mélange of clashing styles. Furthermore, the unsettling overtones of proto-Vulcan influences–" (TNG: "A Matter of Perspective")
When a hologram of Crell Moset proposed a medical procedure endangering a cytoplasmic lifeform, which had attached itself to B'Elanna Torres, in 2375 The Doctor protested as this lifeform could be its species' Picasso or Einstein. (VOY: "Nothing Human")
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This character was only mentioned in dialogue.
The 23rd century The starship USS Pablo Picasso was named in Pablo Picasso's honor, as was the shuttlecraft Picasso.
In Jerome Bixby's original teleplay for "Requiem for Methuselah", Picasso was revealed to have been one of Flint's aliases, who had a number of unknown works attributed to the artist in his home. However, references to Picasso were removed from later script revisions. (These Are the Voyages: TOS Season Three, p. 575)