1947
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.
Browse an expansive collection of Pablo Picasso's art on 1stDibs.
Inès and Her Child
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Naples, Florida
Lithograph in black on Arches paper Edition: Printer’s proof, annotated “6/6 FM”, outside the edition of 50 + 5 artist’s proofs Inscribed on the verso: “M. 61...
Archival Paper, Lithograph
Mère et enfant (Mother and Child), 1922
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
In Pablo Picasso Mère et enfant (Mother and Child), Picasso returns to the image of mother and child, a recurring theme in his long career. The quiet profile of the woman holding her...
Etching, Aquatint
$19,950
H 31 in W 23 in D 1 in
Pablo Picasso ( 1881 – 1973 ) La Grande Maternité – hand-signed lithograph 1963
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
After Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) La Grande Maternité 1963 pencil signed and annotated 'E.A.' (aside from the edition of 200), with margins Editions Combat de la Paix, Paris P...
Lithograph
$8,700
H 22 in W 29 in
Paysanne et son Enfant, Impressionist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Walking along the countryside path, the woman in this Pablo Picasso print carries her baby in a red blanket close to her chest. Rendered in soft, muted colors, the scene is altogeth...
Lithograph
La Mère et les Enfants
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Signed by Picasso in pencil lower left. Numbered 32/50 in pencil lower right. Catalogue raisonne references: Bloch 739; Mourlot 239; Reuße 625. Framed print. Framed dimensions ...
Lithograph
Femme Couchée et Deux Visages
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Wien, 9
Femme couchée et deux visages, from Suite 156, 1970 signed on lower right, dated in the plate higher right Georges Bloch, Catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé et lit...
Etching
$176
H 18.9 in W 15.75 in
Pablo PICASSO (after) : Maternal Love, signed lithograph
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881–1973) (after) Maternal Love Colour lithograph Signed on the plate On vellum 48 x 40 cm (18.8 x 15.7 in) Copyright Mouvement pour la Paix / Picasso Estate Excel...
Lithograph
$15,204
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0.04 in
Le Peintre et Son Modèle - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1963
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 22/150 pieces. Full margins. Edition Circle d'Art, Paris; Printed by Crommelynck, Paris. Ref. Bloch 1139. Excellent condition.
Paper, Etching
$8,600
H 29 in W 22 in
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
Scene de familie
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Scene de familie Lithograph from 1967. The edition of 89/500 on Auvergne Richard de Bas paper. With two watermarks - one of the paper, second of the pu...
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.
Learn the stories of some of the world's most recognizable artworks and their makers.
