Quote of the day by Pablo Picasso: "When I was as old as these children, I could draw like Raphael, but it took me a lifetime to learn to…"

Pablo Picasso said: 'When I was as old as these children, I could draw like Raphael, but it took me a lifetime to learn to draw like them.'

Picasso admired children's ability to draw without fear, driven by imagination rather than concern for correctness.

He believed true mastery combines technical skill with the fearless, uninhibited creativity children naturally have.

The quote, documented in Ingo F. Walther's book 'Picasso', measures technical mastery against untrained freedom.

A popular shortened version drops the Raphael comparison, but the original highlights the gap between learned technique and natural expression.