1922
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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Portrait d'une fille (Maya), 1965
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Portrait d'une fille (Maya), 1965. This exquisite portrait of Pablo Picasso's first daughter, Maya Picasso, exudes a personal, loving charm that only a father could cap...
Lithograph, Wove Paper
Maternité (Maternity), 1954
By Marc Chagall
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1954, this color lithograph is After Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887- Saint-Paul, 1985). Printed on Arches wove paper by Charles Sorlier under the direction of Chagall. This work is numbered 97 from the edition of 300 and there were artist proofs; published by Editions Galerie Maeght, Paris and printed by Charles Sorlier under the direction of Marc Chagall. The color, composition and execution of Marc Chagall Maternité...
Lithograph
Les Deux Saltimbanques: l'Arlequin et Sa Compagne
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Les Deux Saltimbanques: l’Arlequin et Sa Compagne (The Two Saltimbanques: The Harlequin and His Companion) is an intimate portrayal of traveling entertainers. The woman...
Collotype Print
Portrait de Mlle D.M. (Dora Maar), c. 1960
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Portrait de Mlle D.M. (Dora Maar), c. 1960; When Dora Maar met Pablo Picasso she was 28 years old, younger than the established painter by over two decades. They met th...
Collotype Print
La Pique I, 1959
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Executed in 1959, Pablo Picasso, La Pique I, belongs to Pablo Picasso’s prolific late period, during which he returned with renewed intensity to themes of mythology, ritual, and the ...
Lithograph
Picador debout avec son cheval et une femme (Picador, Woman, and Horse), 1959
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Considered to be one of Picasso’s monumental linoleum prints, Pablo Picasso Picador debout avec son cheval et une femme (Picador, Woman, and Horse), 1959 is a large-scale artwork that captures the essence of this artist’s innovation and minimalist creativity. His simple lines curve and undulated together to form the characters of the piece: the woman – feminine and robust, the horse – whimsical and characteristic, and the picador – strong and masculine. All three subjects create a triad composition making way for a harmonious and balanced piece. The entire work exudes an air of femininity and mystery, all set against a backdrop of a misty grey helping to create Picasso’s sensual environment of intrigue. Created in 1959, Pablo Picasso Picador debout avec son cheval et une femme (Picador, Woman, and Horse) is a color linocut on Arches paper hand-signed by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 – Mougins, 1973) in pencil in the lower right margin. Numbered 21/50 in pencil in the lower left margin, this work was printed by Arnéra, Vallauris and published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris. Catalogue Raisonné: Pablo Picasso Picador, Woman, and Horse (Picador debout avec son cheval et une femme), 1959 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work): 1. Baer, Bridgette. Picasso Peintre-Graveur, Tome V – Catalogue Raisonné de l’œuvre grave et des monotypes, Berne: Editions Kornfeld, 1989. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 1238. 2. Bloch, Georges. Picasso Catalogue de l'ouvre gravé et lithographié, Volume I. Kornfeld et Cie: Switzerland, 1968. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 913. 3. Boeck, W., intr. Pablo Picasso Linoleum...
Linocut
Inès and Her Child
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Naples, Florida
Lithograph in black on Arches paper Edition: Printer’s proof, annotated “6/6 FM”, outside the edition of 50 + 5 artist’s proofs Inscribed on the verso: “M. 61...
Archival Paper, Lithograph
Motherhood, Les bleus de Barcelone, Lithograph, Modern, 1961
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Motherhood Lithograph, pochoir from 1961. Dimensions of work: 53.8 x 41.5 cm Publisher: Au Vent d'Arles, Paris. Image size: 45 x 39 cm The work is i...
Lithograph
Maternité au Rideau Rouge
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
A lithograph in colors from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Maternité au Rideau Rouge". The original paint...
Lithograph
Mère et enfant au fichu (Mother and Child in the Headscarf) - Apres Color Litho
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Mère et enfant au fichu (Mother and Child with Headscarf) exists as an "après"—a French art term meaning "after"—referring to a print or reproduction made after an original painting ...
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso. Mother and child. 1943. Gouache and watercolor on paper. 37 x 31
By Pablo Picasso
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (Málaga, 1881 - Mougins, 1973). Mother and child. 1943. 37 x 31 cm (70.5 x 63.5 cm). Not signed. Provenance: - Private collection, Marie-Thérèse Walter, Pari...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Pablo Picasso ( 1881 – 1973 ) La Grande Maternité – hand-signed lithograph 1963
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
After Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) La Grande Maternité 1963 pencil signed and annotated 'E.A.' (aside from the edition of 200), with margins Editions Combat de la Paix, Paris P...
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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