Pablo Picasso, "Sculpteur et Modele debout, " etching, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Sculpteur et Modele debout Year: 1933 Medium: Original etching Edition: hand signed in pencil from an edition of 250 on small margins Size: Frame: 27 x 2...
Etching
$20,680Sale Price|20% Off
Pablo Picasso Sculpteur avec Coupe et Modèle Accroupi 1933 La Suite Vollard
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Naples, Florida
Etching by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled *Sculpteur avec Coupe et Modèle Accroupi* (*Sculptor with Fishbowl and Crouching Model*), created in 1933 as part of the celebrated *La S...
Laid Paper, Etching
Sculpteur devant sa Sculpture - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1927
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
B/w etching on Hollande Van Gelder Paper, with margins. Belongs to the series "Le Chef-d'Oeuvre Inconnu". Hand Signed and numered in bistre ink. Edition of 10/99, aside from the port...
Paper, Etching
$24,500
Pablo Picasso, Le Repos du Sculpteur II, from La Suite Vollard, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso Le Repos du Sculpteur II, from La Suite Vollard Hand signed by Picasso in pencil in the lower right, Watermark "Vollard" Reference: Bloch 172; Baer 325 Original etching...
Etching
Le Sculpteur
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Wien, 9
Le Sculpteur by Pablo Picasso is a compelling and refined representation of the artist at work.
Drypoint, Aquatint
$2,920Sale Price|20% Off
Picasso, Sculpteur au Repos avec Modèle démasqué et sa Représentation (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Title: Sculpteur au Repos avec Modèle démasqué et sa Représentation sculptée (after Bloch 159) Year: 1992 Medium: Reproduced from the original...
Lithograph
Le Sculpteur au Travail
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Wien, 9
Le Sculpteur au Travail by Pablo Picasso offers a fascinating glimpse into the act of creation, focusing on a sculptor immersed in his work.
Drypoint, Aquatint
Sculpteur devant sa Sellette, avec un Spectateur Barbu
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Wien, 9
Sculpteur devant sa sellette, avec un spectateur barbu by Pablo Picasso presents a vivid scene of artistic creation observed by another figure.
Drypoint, Aquatint
$23,250
Au Vieux Sculpteur au Travail I (Old Sculptor at Work I) Bloch 157; Baer 224.B.b
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) Au Vieux Sculpteur au Travail I (Old Sculptor at Work I), c. 1933 Medium: Etching on Montval Laid Paper with Vollard Watermark Edition: Edition of 260...
Etching
Unavailable
H 13.39 in W 17.52 in
Le repos du sculpteur III - Pablo Picasso, abstract, etching, mid-20th century
By Pablo Picasso
Located in London, GB
Original etching on Montval fillegree paper Bears the Vollard signature watermark Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right on recto 34 x 44.5 cm Edition of 260
Etching
Unavailable
H 15.25 in W 19.75 in
Picasso: Sculpteur travaillant sur le Motif avec Marie-Thérèse posant (S.V. 59)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Etching printed on Montval laid paper with Montgolfier watermark From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 59), edition of 50 of the second (final) state Signed by the artist in pencil, lower rig...
Etching
Sculpteur et Modele Agenouille
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Etching.
Sculpteur et Trois Danseuses Sculptees
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Toronto, ON
Etching on paper Created on 2 March 1934, plate 81 from the Vollard Suite, etching on laid Montval paper, with the Vollard watermark, an unsigned impression from the edition of 260,...
Etching
Sculpteur à mi-corps au travail
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Oakland, CA
Bloch 158; Geiser/Baer 311. Etching on laid paper, watermarked Vollard, full margins. Plate 49 from the Vollard Suite, printed by Lacourière, Paris in an edition of 260. Signed in pe...
Etching
Sculpteur, Modele Accroupi et Tete Sculptee
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Toronto, ON
Etching on paper Created on 23 March 1933, plate 39 from the Vollard Suite, etching on large format Montval laid paper, with the "Montgolfier" watermark (monogram MV in a circle) at...
Etching
Vollard Suite - Repos du Sculpteur (B. 162)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Pablo Picasso Etching on Montval paper with full margins. From the pencil signed edition of 250. Bloch 162
Paper
Unavailable
H 11.6 in W 14.4 in
Autoportrait Trois Formes : Peintre couronné, Sculpteur en Buste et Minota B191
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Etching printed on Montval laid paper with Montgolfier watermark From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 84), edition of 50 Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right Inscribed "354" in pencil...
Etching
Unavailable
H 12.6 in W 16.93 in
Sculpteur et son modèle avec un groupe sculpté (Suite Vollard Planche LVIII)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in SAINT BARTHELEMY, FR
Lithograph in limited edition on Arches paper, signed in the plate representing the Suite Vollard from Pablo Picasso. The original artworks are 100 different draws made between 1930 ...
Lithograph
Unavailable
H 15.25 in W 19.75 in
Sculpteur avec un Groupe sculpté (Hommage à Carpeaux) (S.V. 81) Bloch 217
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Etching printed on Montval laid paper with Montgolfier watermark From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 81), edition of 50 Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right Inscribed "346" in penci...
Etching
Unavailable
H 17.76 in W 13.51 in
Le repos du sculpteur devant un nu à la draperie, pl. 51 (B160 Vollard)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Tbilisi, GE
From la suite Vollard, signed in pencil, not numbered - Printed by Lacourière - Published by Vollard, Paris, on Montval laid paper - Image: 26.5 by 19.1 cm / 10.4 by 7.5 in - Sheet: ...
Etching
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H 30.5 in W 25.5 in D 2.5 in
"Sculpteur au Travail" from Sable Mouvant by Pablo Picasso, 1964
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Hinsdale, IL
PICASSO, PABLO (1881 – 1973) "Sculpteur au Travail; from Sable Mouvant" Bloch 1183, Baer 1152 Etching and aquatint on tissue-thin japon paper c. 1964 Bearing a watermark “LB – Louis ...
Etching
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H 28.25 in W 23 in D 1.5 in
Pablo Picasso Aquatint Sculpteur et Sculpture Sable Mouvant Signed Numbered 1965
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Portland, OR
Pablo Picasso signed & numbered aquatint, "Sculpteur et Sculpture " (from Sable Mouvant), 1965.
Lithograph
Sculpteur, Modele couche et sculpture
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Picasso, Pablo Title: Sculpteur, Modéle couchè et sculpture Series: Plate 37 from La Suite Vollard Date: March 17, 1933 Medium: Etching on Montval paper Framed Dimension...
Le Repos du Sculpteur II
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Picasso, Pablo Title: Le Repos du Sculpteur II Series: La Suite Vollard Date: 1933 Medium: Etching Framed Dimensions: 22.25" x 25.25" Signature: Pencil signed E...
Paper
Le Repos du Sculpteur III
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Pablo Picasso Le Repos du Sculpteur III, from La Suite Vollard (B. 173; Ba. 326B) etching, 1933, on Montval, watermark Picasso, the full sheet, signed in pencil, from the edition ...
Archival Paper, Etching
Dans l'Atelier du Sculpteur
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pablo Picasso Dans l’Atelier (In the sculptor's workshop), 1963 centers around a female nude figure posing for the sculptor. The sculpture stand, with the model's bust, is centered ...
Etching
SCULPTEUR, MODELE, ET SCULPTURE ASSISE (BLOCH 146)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Aventura, FL
Plate 840 from La Suite Vollard. Bloch 146. Baer 297. Etching on Montval paper. Signed in pencil, from the edition of 260 (there was also an edition of 50 with larger margins). Numbe...
Paper, Engraving
Le Repos du Sculpteur et le Modèle au Masque
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
A very good, evenly-printed impression of this etching from an edition of 260. Signed in pencil by Picasso. Picasso watermark included. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Published by Vol...
Etching
Le repos du sculpteur devant un centaure et une femme.
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed in pencil lower right: Picasso Edition: 250 on small Montval paper with Vollard watermark Suite Vollard No. 84 May 18, 1933
Etching
Pablo Picasso, Le Repos du Sculpteur, I
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
(after) Pablo Picasso Le Repos du Sculpteur, I from La Suite Vollard Bloch 171 Lithograph on Montval laid paper 1990 12.75 x 18 inches Facsimile signature Numbered 167/300 Authorize...
Lithograph
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H 33.5 in W 25 in
Pablo Picasso-Le Sculpteur-33.5" x 25"-Lithograph-1995-Cubism-Multicolor
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Reproduction of "Le Sculpteur" by Pablo Picasso published by Maeght Editeur and printed on heavy cover stock paper on the presses of Arte in Paris.
Lithograph
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H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Sculpteur, Modèle Accroupi et Tête Sculptée - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1933
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Sheet dimensions: 70x50 cm. Hand Signed. Not Numbered. Edition of 250 pieces. Belongs to the series "Suite Vollard", probably the most popular and appreciated graphic suite by Picass...
Paper, Etching
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H 17.72 in W 13.39 in D 0.04 in
Sculpteur, Modèle et Sculpture Assise - Original Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1933
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 31.8x18.5 cm. Hand Signed. Not Numbered. Edition of 250 pieces. Belongs to the series "Suite Vollard". Ref. Catalogue Bloch n. 146. Excellent conditions.
Etching
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H 18 in W 12.75 in
Picasso, Le Repos du Sculpteur devant un Nu à la Draperie (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Title: Le Repos du Sculpteur devant un Nu à la Draperie (after Bloch 160) Year: 1992 Medium: Reproduced from the original edition using the gr...
Lithograph
Sculpteur, Modele et Buste sculpte
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Sculpteur, Modele et Buste sculpte Etching, 1933 Signed in pencil by the artist From: Suite Vollard, Plate 38 Edition: 303, this is one of 250 impressions on Montval paper with the P...
Etching
Sculpteur avec Coupe et Modele accroupi
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Sculpteur avec Coupe et Modele accroupi Etching, 1933 Signed in pencil lower right Edition: 303, this one of 250 impressions on Montval paper with the Vollard watermark (there were 5...
Etching
Modèle et Sculpteur avec sa Sculpture (Bloch 148)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Title: Modèle et Sculpteur avec sa Sculpture (Bloch 148) Year: 1990 Medium: Lithograph on Montval laid paper Paper Size: 18 x 12.75 inches Con...
Lithograph
Repos de Sculpteur devant des Chavaux et Taureau
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed in pencil Edition: 303, 250 on Vollard watermarked Montval laid paper Provenance: Mr. and Ms. I. B. Rosenbaum, Cincinnati, Ohio Dr. and Ms. Max F. Baer, Washington...
Etching
Picasso, two artworks (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairfield, CT
The technical development and overall production was carried out by Plitt Druck- und Verlag GmbH, 4200 Oberhausen.” Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Title: Vieux Sculpteur au...
Lithograph
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H 17.52 in W 13.39 in D 0.79 in
Pablo Picasso Jeune Sculpteur au Travail (Bloch 156) 1933
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Neung-sur-beuvron, FR
Jeune Sculpteur au Travail (Bloch 156)PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) plate 46 from: La Suite Vollard 1933 (March 23.II, Paris)
Carbon Pencil, Lithograph
Sculpteur
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Toronto, ON
Aquatint and drypoint on paper Created on 26 February 1965, aquatint and drypoint on Rives BFK paper with watermark LB, signed in pencil on the justification, Exemplaire 120 (from ...
Le Sculpteur
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Austin, TX
This Pablo Picasso print of "Le Sculpteur" is an Aquatint and aquatint on Auvergne paper created in 1965.
Archival Paper, Aquatint
Sculpteur, Modele, Sculpture
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Toronto, ON
Drypoint on paper
Sculpteur au Travail
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Toronto, ON
Aquatint on paper Created on 8 February 1964 IV, aquatint on Rives BFK paper with watermark LB, signed in pencil on the justification, Exemplaire 120 (from the 220 copies, numbered ...
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H 10.5 in W 7.63 in
Jeune Sculpteur finissant un Plâtre (Bloch 156)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Etching printed on verge de Montval with Vollard watermark From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 46), edition of 260 Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right Inscribed "96008 H" ...
Etching
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H 10.5 in W 7.5 in
Sculpteur, Modèle, Sculpture et Poisson Rouge (Bloch 152)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Etching printed on verge de Montval with Vollard watermark From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 44), edition of 260 Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right Printed by Lacourière, 1939 Sh...
Etching
Le Repos du Sculpteur II, from La Suite Vollard
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition of 260 plus 50 with wider margins Watermarked Vollard, signed in pencil
Etching
Le Repos du Sculpteur devant des Chevaux et un Taureau
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Oakland Hills, CA
Created in 1933, this original etching is from the edition of 260. This piece is hand signed by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 - Mougins, 1973) in pencil in the lower right margin. It i...
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H 17 in W 13 in
Sculpteur, Modele accroupi et Tete sculptee, from La Suite Vollard
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition of 260 plus 50 with wider margins Watermarked
Etching
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H 13.25 in W 17.6 in
Sculpteur, Garçon et Modèle avec un Groupe sculpté représentant le Rapt d'
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Etching on Montval laid paper with Picasso watermark From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 56), edition of 260 Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right Printed by Lacourière, 1939, Paris P...
Etching
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H 17.75 in W 14 in
Sculpteur au Repos avec Modèle démasqué et sa Représentation sculptée (S.V. 50)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Etching printed on Montval laid paper with Vollard watermark From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 50), edition of 260 Inscribed "u.l. 159 307 19472" in pencil, on verso Printed by Lacourière...
Etching
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H 12.6 in W 16.93 in
Sculpteur et trois danseuses sculptées (Suite Vollard Planche LXXXI)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in SAINT BARTHELEMY, FR
Lithograph in limited edition on Arches paper, signed in the plate representing the Suite Vollard from Pablo Picasso. The original artworks are 100 different draws made between 1930 ...
Lithograph
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H 16.93 in W 12.6 in
Le sculpteur et la sculpture de dos (Suite Vollard Planche LI)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in SAINT BARTHELEMY, FR
Lithograph in limited edition on Arches paper, signed in the plate representing the Suite Vollard from Pablo Picasso. The original artworks are 100 different draws made between 1930 ...
Lithograph
$14,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 28.5 in
"Bassin des Tuilleries and the Louvre, Paris, " Jules Herve, French Impressionism
By Jules René Hervé
Located in New York, NY
Jules Herve (French, 1887 - 1981) Bassin des Tuilleries and the Louvre, Paris, n.d. Oil on canvas 18 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches Signed lower left; signed on the reverse Provenance: Dominio...
Canvas, Oil
$195,000
H 25 in W 20.5 in
Pablo Picasso, "Tête de Femme", original linoleum cut, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original linoleum cut in color by Pablo Picasso, 1962. It is hand signed and numbered 40/50 from the edition of 50; there were also 35 artist's proofs. This piece is...
Linocut
$4,300
H 38.75 in W 25 in
"Bonne Fête Monsieur Picasso" - The UCLA Art Galleries by Pablo Picasso, 1961
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Pablo Picasso Medium: Original Lithographic Poster, 1961 Dimensions: 38.75 x 25 in, 98.4 x 63.5 cm Classic Poster Paper - Perfect Condition A+ This whimsical exhibition p...
Lithograph
$6,500
H 14.25 in W 17.88 in
Pablo Picasso, "La Fete de la Madame, " dry point etching
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original dry point etching with aquatint and scraper, created by Pablo Picasso in 1971, for the 156 Series. This piece is stamp signed and numbered from the edition ...
Etching, Aquatint
$4,319Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 24 in
Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting c. 1700's The Madonna Christ Child St. John
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John Italian Old Master, circa 1700's period oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas: 28.5 x 24 inches conditon: overall very good for its age, a fe...
Canvas, Oil
$45,000
H 16.5 in W 20 in
Pablo Picasso, "Three Colour Profile", original lithograph, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso "Three Colour Profile" 1956 Image Size: 16.5 x 20 inches Three colour litho on transfer From the edition of 50 numbered and signed proofs Picasso Lithographs- Fernand M...
Lithograph
$1,203Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 14 in D 1 in
Antique English Oil Painting 'The Knight Errant' Pre-Raphaelite Nude & Knight
By John Everett Millais
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Knight Errant English School, circa 1900 after the painting by John Everett Millais (1829-1896) oil painting on board, framed board: 13 x 10 inches framed: 17 x 14 inches
Oil
$12,226
H 15.28 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Homme et Femme Etching, Cubist Style, Signed, 1968, Paper, Unframed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated. With an handwritten dedication of the artist. Etching and Aquatint . Bloch n. 1385. This beautiful etching is dedicated to Michel Lessens, the talented assist...
Etching, Paper
Sold|$14,554
H 19.69 in W 25.6 in D 0.04 in
Nature Morte au Pot de Grès - Lithograph by Pablo Picasso - 1947
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed in red pencil and numbered. Dated in plate. Edition 14/50. On Arches Wove Paper. Excellent condition. Reference: Bloch n.443; Mourlot 86.
Paper, Lithograph
$165,000
H 25.25 in W 21 in D 0.13 in
Jacqueline au Bandeau de Face (Grand Tête de Femme)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Stunning and iconic portrait of Picasso's wife, Jacqueline Roque, signed in pencil by Picasso and numbered in pencil from the limited edition of 50.
Linocut
$49,213Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.67 in W 9.85 in D 4.73 in
'Pichet Espagnol' from the Madoura Pottery 'AR 245' by Pablo Picasso '1954'
By Pablo Picasso
Located in London, GB
'Pichet Espagnol' ceramic piece from the Madoura Pottery (A.R. 245) by Pablo Picasso (1954). A fired, unglazed ceramic pitcher in the form of a stylised bird with elegant, Minimalist...
Ceramic
Marc Chagall ”L’Oranger”
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall (Russia/France 1887‑1985). ”L’Oranger”. Year 1975 Signed and numbered Marc Chagall 8/50. Colour lithograph printed on Arches. Framed 35.5H x 28W x 2D Inches Illustr...
Lithograph
$36,000
H 32 in W 25.5 in D 1.5 in
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) "Daphnis Discovers Chloe"
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) "Daphnis Discovers Chloe" from ...
Lithograph
$7,500
H 4.75 in W 3.63 in
Le Voil, I Drypoint Print, Nude Style, Circa 1930, Signed, 4.75x3.63"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Provenance: Marina Picasso Estate, her number verso Purchased from Jan Krugier Gallery, NY References And Exhibitions: Georges Bloch, Picasso: Catalogue de l'oeuvre grave et lith...
Drypoint
$31,600
H 25.75 in W 27.75 in D 1 in
Taureau Aile Contemple Par Quatre Enfants, From La Suite Vollard, Bloch 229
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Aventura, FL
Plate 13 from La Suite Vollard. Bloch 229. Baer 444. Etching on Montval paper. Signed in pencil, from the edition of 260 (there was also an edition of 50 with larger margins). Printe...
Paper, Engraving
$2,495
H 11.75 in W 9 in D 0.75 in
Salvador Dali Rare Hand Signed Midcentury Book A Study Of His Art In Jewels 1959
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite scarce and coveted hardcover book in slipcase - "Dali: A Study of His Art-In-Jewels (The Collection of the Owen Cheatham Foundation)". Bound into the book are color photog...
Paper
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.
Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)
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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.