The Pablo Ruiz Picasso statue is a sculpture by Francisco López Hernández located in his hometown of Málaga. It represents the artist sitting on a marble bench with a notebook and a pencil. It was inaugurated on December 5, 2008.
The work is located in the Plaza de la Merced in the Centro district, in front of Picasso's birthplace. The proportions of the figure are slightly larger than the real height of Picasso.
The statue has participated in numerous performances over the time it has been located in the plaza, such as the Noche en Blanco held since 2009, where the statue of Pablo is decorated in one way or another depending on the theme.
In 2013, a group of vandals removed the statue from its bench to try to take it away. Due to the weight of the statue, they were unable to transport it very far, and it was found on a nearby bench.
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