1959
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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After PABLO PICASSO "Tête de Femme au Chapeau"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PABLO PICASSO (AFTER) Tête de Femme au Chapeau. Color lithograph 1956 Sheet size 650x540 mm; 25⅝x21¼ inches, full margins. Proof before letters, aside from the published poster e...
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) "Peintre et modèle avec un noeud dans les cheveux"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 "Peintre et modèle avec un noeud dans les cheveux" 1964 etching and aquatint on BFK Rives image: 10¾ h × 15 w in (27 × 38 cm)...
Etching, Aquatint
Pablo Picasso " Plante Aux Toritos"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) " Plante Aux Toritos" Original Linocut, 1959, Color linocut June 25, 1956 – April 9, 1960 Sheet Size 66 × 54 cm Framed 35'H x 31"W x 1.5"D Printed in 5...
Linocut
Marc Chagall Four tales from the Arabian Nights- Plate 3
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall (Russia/France 1887‑1985). Four tales from the Arabian Nights- Plate 3, "Then He spent the night with her embracing and clipping". Color Lithograph. 1948. Edition number 49 of 90 Framed 28"H x 24"W x 1.5"D. Signed in pencil, Inscribed Pl. 3 and numbered 49 of 90 Literature: “Marc Chagall The Lithograph LA COLLECTION SORLIER”, Distributed Art Pub Inc, 1999, p.64, No.38 Plate 3 from the series Four Tales from the Arabian Nights (1948), created after Chagall was commissioned to produce illustrations inspired by the classic Middle Eastern stories commonly known as Arabian Nights. The title itself comes directly from the story text and reflects Chagall’s characteristic lyrical, intimate, and floating composition style. In the 1940s–1950s, Chagall was commissioned to create illustrations for One Thousand and One Nights (often called Arabian Nights). The stories—filled with magic, romance, fantasy, and transformation—perfectly matched Chagall’s imaginative visual language. Chagall’s Arabian Nights...
Lithograph
Le Joie Colored Lithograph, Surrealist, Artist Proof, Mid-20th Century
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall "Le Joie" 1980 Signed lower right margin, ed. EA lower left margin. Colored lithograph Sheet size 45.7 x 29.6 inch - 116 x 75.3 cm Artist Proof “Le Joie” (French for Jo...
Lithograph
Marc Chagall ”La Femme du Peintre”.
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall (Russia/France 1887‑1985). ”La Femme du Peintre”. Signed and numbered Marc Chagall ##/50. Color lithograph on Arches, Framed 39.25H x 33W x 2D inches Image 63 x ...
Lithograph
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
Pablo Picasso Exhibition Lithograph Poster, Portrait of Jacqueline, 1956
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and rarely seen lithograph/poster in printed colors created by famed Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) for the exhibition Un demi-siècle de Livres Illustrés / 50 Y...
Wood, Paper
Jacqueline, Lithograph, Modern, 1964, Excellent condition
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Jacqueline Lithograph from 1964. Dimensions of work: 30 x 27 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Éditions Cercle d'Art, Paris. The work is in Excellent cond...
Lithograph
La Dame a la Collerette - Linocut by Pablo Picasso - 1962
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Color linocut on strong wove paper. Image dimension 53.2x39.3; Sheet size 62.5x44.5. One of the "épreuves de passe" remaining with the printer Arnéra in Vallauris, verso with the s...
Linocut
Tete 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 "Tete de Femme". The original painting was completed in 1958. In the 1970's after Picasso's d...
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso, "Portrait of Jacqueline, Right Profile, " original lithograph
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso "Portrait of Jacqueline, Right Profile" Original Lithograph The 3rd and final state, executed on zinc Hand signed in pencil, numbered 21/50 from the edition of 50 Paper...
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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