1933
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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Salomé from La Suite des Saltimbanques, Modern Etching by Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
This black and white composition by Pablo Picasso is part of the Suite des Saltimbanques series of works from 1905. Prepared by the artist early in his career, the work demonstrates ...
Etching, Drypoint
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
Etchings from the 347 Series, Cubist Screenprint after Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pablo Picasso, After, Spanish (1881 - 1973) - Etchings from the 347 Series - School of Paris Gallery. Year: 1975, Medium: Poster, Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55.88 cm), Descript...
Lithograph
Courtisane au lit avec un visiteur (Bloch 1553), Modern Etching by Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
This captivating portrait by Pablo Picasso features an artist in the foreground rendered in profile while a nude model reclines against a bed with her leg crossed over her knee and h...
Etching
Buste de Femme, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Buste de Femme". The original painting was completed in 1902. In the 1970's after Picasso's ...
Lithograph
Bacchanale, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Bacchanale". The original painting was completed circa 1922. In the 1970's after Picasso's d...
Lithograph
Picasso, Modele et Grande Sculpture de Dos (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Title: Modele et Grande Sculpture de Dos (after Bloch 186) Year: 1992 Medium: Reproduced from the original edition using the grain Autotype ha...
Lithograph
Deux Femmes Nues - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1930
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on wove Arches paper. Hand signed and numbered in ink. Edition of 81/125 prints. Published by Editions Albert Skira, Paris, in 1930. Very good condition. Catalogue Bloch no. ...
Paper, Etching
Escultor y Escultura, Original Etching, Modern, 1965
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Escultor y escultura Etching from 1965. Edition of 255. Dimensions of work: 48 x 38 cm. Imprimée à Mougins. Référence : Bloch 1187; Baer 1156. The w...
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...
Etching, Paper
Venus et l'Amour - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1968
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Venus et l'amour, dans le style du XVIIE siecle is a contemporary artwork realized by Pablo Picasso realized in 1968. Black and white etching. The artwork is the plate 159 from se...
Etching, Paper
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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