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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.
Browse an expansive collection of Pablo Picasso's art on 1stDibs.
Tête de femme, face et profil (from Picasso Dessins) - Lithograph on Paper
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This print is dedicated to Marcel Boudin, who was employed as Picasso's driver from 1931 to 1951. Boudin oversaw Picasso's transportation in his newly acquired luxury Hispano Suiza m...
Lithograph, Japan Paper
Portrait de Mousquetaire vieillissant, au visage couperose (from 'La Serie' 347)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Desert, CA
'Portrait de Mousquetaire vieillissant, au visage couperose (Portrait of an Ageing Musketeer, with a Rosaceous Face)’ from 'La Serie' 347 is an etching on a paper by Pablo Picasso. T...
Etching
Profil d’homme (Man Profile) - Etching Edition 17/50, 1924-1961
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Desert, CA
'Profil d’homme (Man Profile)’ is an etching on laid paper by Pablo Picasso. Picasso’s etching approach prioritized economical, confident line over tonal modeling. He drew directly o...
Paper, Etching
Buste de femme au fichu (Bust of a Woman with a Kerchief) - Dora Maar Etching
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Desert, CA
‘Buste de femme au fichu’ is an etching on paper by Pablo Picasso. The work depicts Picasso's mistress and photographer Dora Maar, identifiable by her sharp, angular features and str...
Etching, Aquatint
Tête de femme à la couronne de fleurs - Framed Terracotta Ceramic Portrait, 1964
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Desert, CA
'Tête de femme à la couronne de fleurs’ reflects the Picasso’s transformation of traditional ceramics into a medium of modern sculptural expression. In Picasso’s celebrated Vallauris...
Terracotta, Slip
Square Head of a Man (from the Carmen portfolio) - Copper Plate and Print, 1949
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The Carmen portfolio occupies a particular place within this legacy. Based on Prosper Mérimée's 1845 novella, the same source that inspired Bizet's opera, Picasso's Carmen suite dist...
Copper
Portrait d’Homme, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
This fragmented portrait of a painter by Pablo Picasso features bright, bold colors and relies on visible brushstrokes to show the figure of the man instead of the geometric shapes a...
Lithograph
Cubist Portrait (Rene Char, Ceret Museum) - Lithograph Mourlot (Cwiklitzer #291)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
PICASSO Pablo (1881-1973) (after) Cubist Portrait, Tribute to Rene Char, 1969 Lithograph poster (Atelier Mourlot) Printed signature in the plate On pape...
Lithograph
Portrait de Face sur Fond Rose et Vert, 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 "Portrait de Face sur Fond Rose et Vert". The original painting was completed in 1917. In the...
Lithograph
Visage, Cubist Portrait Lithograph After Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Grabbing the faces of one another, the two women in this Pablo Picasso print tenderly kiss one another. A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after an original work...
Paper, Lithograph
Picasso-Hommage A Rene Char-Original Lithograph VINTAGE
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Homage to René Char is an original lithographic poster created by Pablo Picasso in 1969 for the Musée d'Art Moderne de Céret, France. The poster was engraved by Henri Deschamps...
Lithograph
Portraits Imaginaires 26.3.69 III Lithograph, Modern, Signed, 1969
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) (d'après) - Portraits Imaginaires 26.3.69 III Lithograph from 1969. The edition: F 37/250. Dimensions of work: 65.5 x 50 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: É...
Lithograph
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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