1945
One of the most prolific and revolutionary artists the world has ever seen, Pablo Picasso had a tremendous impact on the development of 20th-century modern art. Although he is best known for his association with the Cubist movement, which he founded with Georges Braque, Picasso’s influence extends to Surrealism, neoclassicism and Expressionism.
“Every act of creation is, first of all, an act of destruction,” the Spanish artist proclaimed. In Picasso's Cubist paintings, he emphasizes the two-dimensionality of the canvas, breaking with conventions regarding perspective, foreshortening and proportion. Picasso was inspired by Iberian and African tribal art. One of his most famous pre-Cubist works is Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907), a painting considered immoral and shocking at the time for its depiction of nude women whose faces resemble Iberian tribal masks.
Picasso made many portraits in this style, most often of the women in his life, their expressively colored faces composed of geometric shards of surface planes. In Woman in a Hat (Olga), 1935, he painted his first wife as an assemblage of abstract forms, leaving the viewer to decipher the subject through the contrasting colors and shapes. Picasso was a tireless artist, creating more than 20,000 paintings, drawings, prints, ceramics and sculptures. Tracing his life’s work reveals the progression of modern art, on which he had an unparalleled influence.
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Étreinte I Drypoint Etching, Modern Style, Signed, 1963, 47/50 Edition
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Étreinte I (Embrace I) Drypoint etching from 1963. The edition of 47/50. Dimensions of work: 59 x 76 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Galerie Louise Leiri...
Drypoint, Etching
Figure, Lithograph, Modern, 1957, Excellent condition
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Figure Lithograph from 1957. The edition no. 211/275. With Arches watermark. Dimensions of work: 44.5 x 33.5 cm. Publisher: Fernand Mourlot Éditeur, ...
Lithograph
Femmes Lithograph by Pablo Picasso, 1957, Excellent
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Femmes Lithograph from 1957. Edition 275 impressions. With Arches watermark. Dimensions of work: 44.5 x 33.5 cm. Publisher: Fernand Mourlot Éditeur,...
Lithograph
Figure, Lithograph by Pablo Picasso, Modern Style, 1957, Edition 275
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Figure Lithograph from 1957. The edition no. 211/275. With Arches watermark. Dimensions of work: 44.5 x 33.5 cm. Publisher: Fernand Mourlot Éditeur, ...
Lithograph
Virgin Mary, Lithograph, Modern, 1961, Framed, Excellent
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Don Quichote Lithograph with quadrochromy from 1961. Dimensions of sheet: 37.9 x 27 cm Dimensions in frame: 53.2 x 43.2 cm Refrence: Cramer 112; Orozc...
Lithograph
Femme Torero I, Original Etching from 1934, Modern, Framed, Excellent
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Femme Torero I Etching conceived in 1934, printed in 1939 The edition of 50 on Montval paper. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. Dimensions of work: ...
Etching
Tête de femme, face et profil (from Picasso Dessins) - Lithograph on Paper
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This print is dedicated to Marcel Boudin, who was employed as Picasso's driver from 1931 to 1951. Boudin oversaw Picasso's transportation in his newly acquired luxury Hispano Suiza m...
Lithograph, Japan Paper
Peintre et Modele Etching, Aquatint on Rives Paper, Modern, 1966
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Peintre et Modele Etching and aquatint on Rives wove paper, 1966 Signature stamp lower right (see photo) Annotated in pencil lower left: "epreuve avant acierage" (see photo) One of t...
Aquatint
Tete de Femme, Cubist Lithograph After Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Tete de Femme". The original painting was completed in 1958. In the 1970's after Picasso's d...
Lithograph
Tete de Femme: Madeleine - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1900s
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on paper realized by Picasso in 1905, on Hollande Van Gelder paper. Full margins. Image dimension cm. 12x8.8. Plate II of the famous series "Les Saltimbanques". Edition of...
Etching
Carmen, Portrait of Woman - Original Etching (Cramer #52)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO Carmen, Portrait of a Woman, 1949 Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris) Unsigned On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in) REFERENCES : - Cata...
Etching
Femme au Chapeau, Cubist Lithograph Portrait After Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wearing a hat, the woman is represented with a series of black and white shapes that surve alongside one another. Accented by a mustard yellow, the portrait features different persp...
Lithograph
From 1901 to 1904, Picasso limited his palette to bluish hues in producing some of his most famous early works. A new show looks at the recycled materials, hidden underpaintings, surprising influences and bohemian lifestyle that led to their creation.
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