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.
Quatre Nus au Harem, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picassso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting “Quatre Nus au Harem”. The original painting was completed in 1920. In the 1970’s after Picass...
Lithograph
$27,500
H 18.5 in W 12.5 in
Pablo Picasso, "Les Trois Graces, II, " original etching, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso Les Trois Graces, II 1922/23 This is numbered 74/100 Published by Marcel Guiot, Paris. Original etching, hand signed in pencil by Pica...
Etching
$3,459
H 23.23 in W 20.08 in
Le Ballet, Lithograph, Modern, 1954, Framed, Excellent
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Le Ballet Technique: Lithograph Year: 1954 Dimensions: 31 × 22 cm Publisher: Pantheon Signature: Signed in Plate Catalogue Reference: Cramer 62 Condition...
Lithograph
La Danse des Faunes
By Pablo Picasso
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Title: La Danse Des Faunes Year: 1957 Medium: Original zinc plate two colors lithograph Edition: Unumbered of 1000 Paper: Arches Ima...
Lithograph
$995
H 20 in W 25.5 in D 0.1 in
Pablo Picasso Limited Ed. Lithograph From Portfolio Les Dessins D'Antibes, 1958
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful monochrome lithograph from famed Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) from his portfolio collection "Les (Mes) Dessins D'Antibes" done in 1958 consisting of 16 loose ...
Paper
$45,000
H 19.75 in W 25.75 in
Pablo Picasso, The Rehearsal, original lithograph, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso The Rehearsal, (La Répétition) Original Lithograph, (litho crayon composition on transfer paper, transferred to stone) Hand signed in ink in lower left corner Numbered ...
Lithograph
$15,600
H 32.5 in W 38.5 in D 1 in
Écuyères et Jongleuse, Signed Etching, 1968, from 347 Series, Bloch 1482
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Aventura, FL
From La Série 347. Bloch 1482; Baer 1497. Etching on Rives paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the edition of 50. Published by Galerie Louis Leiris...
Paper, Etching
$35,000
H 9.25 in W 7.25 in
Groupe de Trois Femmes (Group of Three Women) - Etching edition 64/100, 1922
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Pablo Picasso's ‘Groupe de Trois Femmes’ (1922–1923) emerges from his Neoclassical period, a watershed moment in his career when he pivoted from Cubism toward classical forms and myt...
Drypoint, Etching
$50,000
H 24.75 in W 28.75 in D 1 in
Quatre Femmes Nues Et Tete Sculptee, Signed, from La Suite Vollard, Bloch 219
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Aventura, FL
Plate 82 from La Suite Vollard. Bloch 219. Baer 424. Etching on Montval paper. Signed in pencil, from the edition of 260 (there was also an edition of 50 with larger margins). Number...
Engraving, Paper
Pablo Picasso Aquatint and Drypoint, Dans l'Atelier 1965
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Aquatint and drypoint etching by Pablo Picasso titled “Dans l’Atelier III,” executed in 1965. Number 34 from an edition of 50. Signed l/r Picasso, numbered lower left. In a custom gi...
Paper
Nude Pastel Drawing, Framed.
Located in London, GB
Nude drawing in ochre and black, pastel on paper. 34x14 cm, frame dimensions 47x27 cm.
Paper
Set of Four Dordogne Chairs by Charlotte Perriand
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in London, GB
This set of four Dordogne chairs were designed by Charlotte Perriand and executed by Robert Sentou in the 1950s in France. These chairs features ash wooden frames and beautifully wov...
Rush, Wood
Italian Parchment Screen in the style of Aldo Tura
Located in London, GB
Wooden screen lined with and vegetable parchment. Brass fixings. Four 40cm wide panels
Wood, Parchment Paper
Banubani, Oil on Canvas by R. Permyakov
Located in London, GB
A lively depiction of a post-banya ritual, showing figures plunging into the snow after bathing. Painted in a loose, impressionistic style, the work captures both the physical shock ...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Six Locus Solus Chairs by Gae Aulenti. 1970's Italian
By Gae Aulenti
Located in London, GB
Set of Six 'Locus Solus' chairs by Gae Aulenti. Constructed from tubular steel with a perforated metal seat, the gloss powdercoated finish makes it ideal for indoor and outdoor use.
Steel
A Four Piece Suite by Hans Gunther Reinstein
By Hans Gunther Reinstein
Located in London, GB
A rare four-piece Secessionist suite by Hans Günther Reinstein (1880–1938), comprising two chairs, a bench, and a table. Some age-related scuffs and marks consistent with use; overa...
Pine, Paint
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.
