1978
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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The 156, Spectacle for a Couple - Original Etching, Signed (Baer #1875)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Series 156, Spectacle for a couple : Captain Frans Banningh Cocq and Women (plate 15), 1978 Original etching with aquatint (Crommelynck workshop) Signed wi...
Etching
The 156, Midnight Swim - Original Etching (Baer #1987)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) The 156, Midnight Swim. Women Surprised by a Laughing Sailor (plate 123), 1978 Posthumous etching (Crommelynck workshop) Signed with stamp Justified HC B/C...
Etching
The 156, Degas Imagining and Two Girls - Original Etching (Baer #1971)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) The 156, Degas Imagining. Scene of Seduction between Two Girls... (plate 107), 1978 Posthumous etching (Crommelynck workshop) Signed with stamp Justified H...
Etching
The 156, The Ladies are Gossiping... - Original Etching (Baer #1992)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) The 156, The Ladies are Gossiping... (plate 127), 1978 Posthumous etching (Crommelynck workshop) Signed with stamp Justified HC B/C On vellum, 50 x 66 cm (...
Etching
The Artist and his Model - Lithograph - Verve, Mourlot
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
(after) Pablo PICASSO The Artist and his Model Lithograph, 1954 On Arches vellum With the blind stamp of the editor (Ed. Verve) Size 27 x 37 cm (c. 10.65 x 14.6 inch) Lithograph cr...
Lithograph
Portuguese scene - Etching, Handsigned
By Mily Possoz
Located in Paris, IDF
Mily POSSOZ Portuguese scene MEDIUM : Etching SIGNATURE : Handsigned LIMITED : 60 copies PAPER : Rives vellum SIZE : 22 x 18" INFORMATIONS : Bears the blind stamp of the editor &qu...
Etching
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
L'Etreinte II Etching by Picasso, Cubist Style, Signed, Edition 37/50
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Edition 37 of 50 prints, numbered and hand signed. Image dimensions: 43x58 cm. Wonderful proof on vélin in full margins, numbered lower left and signed lower right in pencil. Realize...
Etching, Aquatint
Pablo Picasso, "Untitled" from 23 novembre 1966 II, etching
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
An original etching created by Pablo Picasso in 1966 . It is stamp signed and numbered from the edition of 50. This piece measures 8.8 x 12.8 inches and the framed dimensions are 1...
Etching
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
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - Etching on paper - 1968
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Varese, IT
"Da Le Cocu Maquifique: Femme equilibriste enlevee par un vieillard barbu a bicyclette devant le cocu et des spectateurs" Etching on paper, edited in 1968. Limited edition, number...
Etching
Étreinte VI Drypoint Etching, Modern Style, Signed, 20th Century
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Étreinte VI (Embrace VI) Drypoint etching from 1963. The edition of 25/50. Dimensions of work: 55 x 45 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Galerie Louise Lei...
Drypoint, Etching
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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