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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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Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - COCU MAGNIFIQUE - Etching on paper - 1968
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Varese, IT
Etching on paper, edited in 1968. Limited edition, numbered as 77/200 in lower left corner. Hand-signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Plate size: 21,7 x 31,5cm Pape...
Etching
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - Etching on BFK Rives paper from the "Suite 347"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Varese, IT
"Groupe avec vieillard à la torche sur un âne amoureux, femme et arlequin". Etching on BFK Rives paper from the "Suite 347", edited 1968. Limited edition of 50 copies, numbered as 3...
Paper, Etching
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - Femme Torero, V - Etching and aquatint on paper
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Varese, IT
Etching and aquatint on paper, edited in 1942. Limited edition, numbered as 30/50 in lower left corner. Signed on the plate in lower right corner. Plate size: 23,8 x 29,9 cm Framed ...
Etching, Paper, Aquatint
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - Untitled - Etching and aquatint on paper - 1965
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Varese, IT
Etching and aquatint on paper, edited in 1965 Limited edition, numbered 50/50 in the lower left corner. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist in the lower right corner. Plate size: 38...
Etching, Aquatint
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - VIEUX PEINTRE ET VIEUX MODELE - etching on paper
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Varese, IT
Etching on paper, edited in 1969 Limited edition of 50 copies , numbered 19/50 in lower left Signed on the plate in lower right corner paper size: 38 x 48 cm Framed size: 52.5 x 63....
Etching
Marino Marini (1901–1980) - MARINO FROM GOETHE - Color drypoint etching
By Marino Marini
Located in Varese, IT
Color etching and aquatint on Arches paper, edited on 1979. Limited edition of 125 copies, numbered as 28/125 in lower left corner. Hand-signed in blue pencil by artist with the ini...
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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