1969
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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Visage (A.R. 288)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Visage (A.R. 288), 1955 White earthenware ceramic pitcher with colored engobe and glaze Edition of 500 Stamped “Picasso” and “Madoura Plein Feu” (underneath) The piece is in excelle...
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso, Visage (A.R. 288), Ceramic
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) "Visage" (A.R. 288) stamped and marked "Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / Madoura" (underneath) ceramic Height: 12 in. (30 cm.) Concei...
Ceramic
Visage
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
An early and stunningly beautiful hand-painted ceramic bowl created by Picasso in 1955, Visage measures 5 inches (12.8 cm) in diameter and is Inscribed 'Edition Picasso/Madoura' (bot...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Visage de femme (Woman's Face), 1953
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage de femme (Woman's Face), 1953 is a vibrantly colored pitcher decorated with contrasting saturated greens against chestnut ...
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze, Engraving
$53,007 / item
H 12.41 in Dm 3.55 in
Visage, Pichet tourné, Pablo Picasso Madoura, édition Madoura, 1969
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso Visage 1969. 9 janvier Pichet tourné H.31,5 cm. Larg. 11,5 cm R.A. terre de faience blanche, décor aux engobes gravé au couteau sous couverte partielle au pinceau, pati...
Ceramic
$29,448
H 13.08 in W 8.27 in
Visage de Femme (A.R. 192). Ceramic Stamped Madoura Plein Feu, Edition Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO Spanish, 1881-1973 VISAGE DE FEMME (A.R. 192) stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 154/200 / Madoura' (underneath) whi...
Ceramic
PABLO PICASSO - Petit visage barbu
By Pablo Picasso
Located in BRUCE, ACT
PABLO PICASSO (Spanish, 1881-1973) Petit visage barbu (A.R. 557) Verso impressed "Madoura Plein Feu" and "Empreinte Originale de Picasso" Hand-numbered "J139A 9/100" Size 17.2 X 17...
Ceramic
Visage dans un ovale (Face in an Oval), A.R. 273
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1955, Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage dans un ovale (Face in an Oval), 1955 A.R. 273 is a Madoura white earthenware clay oval dish with decoration in engobes and oxides (blue...
Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
TÊTE AU MASQUE (Head with Mask), 1956
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso TÊTE AU MASQUE (Head with Mask), 1956, A. R. 362, is a striking and elegant example of Picasso’s celebrated ceramics produced at the renowned Madoura Pottery in Vallaur...
Ceramic
Chope Visage, Pablo Picasso, Jug, Edition, 1950s
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
Chope Visage, Picasso, Jug, Edition, 1950s, Design, earthenware, figurative Chope Visage Ed. 300 units 1959 Fired clay, engobe decoration, glazed interior H. 21.9 cm Indented stamp a...
Clay
Chouette Visage de Femme (A.R.144)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...
Ceramic
Visage (Nez à Angle Droit)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
An authenticated work Dated June 21, 1963, this unique painted and glazed ceramic comes with a certificate of authenticity from Claude Ruiz Picasso (2019). A dated work Inscribed Ju...
Ceramic
Visage Et Hibou (A.R.407)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed, numbered, and stamped on the base: Edition Picasso, 64/200; Madoura Plein Feu; Edition Picasso White earthenware, decorated with engobe, knife engraving under partially brus...
Ceramic, Faience
Le Barbu (A.R.217)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...
Ceramic
Chouette (A.R.542)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...
Ceramic
Bouteille Gravée (A.R.249)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...
Ceramic
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.
