For example, suppose that in an art museum a tour guide wants to refer to a room that displays paintings from Pablo Picasso, so he says,
"This room has the Picasso's."
Would this be correct? Or should it be,
"This room has the Picassos."
Answer
A painting by Pablo Picasso can be referred to as a Picasso, but the plural would be Picassos:
"Russians have money,” he went on. “Art dealers from all over world are
now asking me to buy Picassos, other Impressionists. I prefer
Renaissance, Caravaggio. But I do not buy them. I’d rather invest in
my freedom, rather than in my walls."
Picasso's is the possessive:
Pablo Picasso's paintings are sometimes called Picassos.
Picasso's would also be the possessive of the painting:
The Picasso's texture confirmed its authenticity.
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