1953
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.
Visage de femme (Woman's Face), 1953
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage de femme (Woman's Face), 1953 is a vibrantly colored pitcher decorated with contrasting saturated greens against chestnut ...
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze, Engraving
Visage (A.R. 288)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Visage (A.R. 288), 1955 White earthenware ceramic pitcher with colored engobe and glaze Edition of 500 Stamped “Picasso” and “Madoura Plein Feu” (underneath) The piece is in excelle...
Ceramic
$29,420
H 13.08 in W 8.27 in
Visage de Femme (A.R. 192). Ceramic Stamped Madoura Plein Feu, Edition Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO Spanish, 1881-1973 VISAGE DE FEMME (A.R. 192) stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 154/200 / Madoura' (underneath) whi...
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso, Visage (A.R. 288), Ceramic
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) "Visage" (A.R. 288) stamped and marked "Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / Madoura" (underneath) ceramic Height: 12 in. (30 cm.) Concei...
Ceramic
Price Upon Request
H 13 in W 10.125 in
Femme au Cheveux Flous (Fluffy-haired Woman)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Original red earthenware clay rectangular plaque Edition of 100 Incised edition and with the 'Madoura Plein Feu' and 'Empreinte Original de Picasso' pottery stamps on the reverse (G...
Clay, Earthenware
$50,000
H 9 in W 5.5 in D 6 in
Woman's Head, Decorated with Flowers, Ceramic by Pablo Picasso 1954
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pablo Picasso, considered the greatest artist of the 20th Century, was a master of all art mediums. He collaborated with Madoura to produce editions of his painted ceramic works beginning in the 1940’s...
Ceramic
$52,957 / item
H 12.41 in Dm 3.55 in
Visage, Pichet tourné, Pablo Picasso Madoura, édition Madoura, 1969
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso Visage 1969. 9 janvier Pichet tourné H.31,5 cm. Larg. 11,5 cm R.A. terre de faience blanche, décor aux engobes gravé au couteau sous couverte partielle au pinceau, pati...
Ceramic
$55,310
H 12.41 in W 7.29 in
“Le Barbu” (A.R. 217). Ceramic Stamped Madoura Plein Feu, Edition Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) LE BARBU (A.R. 217) stamped and marked 'Edition Picasso/Madoura Plein Feu/Edition Picasso/Madoura' (underneath) white earthenware ceramic pitcher, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze Height: 12¾ in. (31.5 cm.) Conceived in 1953 and executed in an edition of 500 LITERATURE: - Ramié, Alain: Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited...
Ceramic
$52,957 / item
H 10.63 in Dm 5.91 in
Lampe Femme, vase tourné, Pablo Picasso Madoura, édition Madoura, 1955
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso Lampe femme 1955 Vase tourné H.27 cm, Larg.18 cm R.A terre de faience blanche, décor aux engobes, Intérieur couverte Bleu, noir, grège Tiré à 100 exemplaires R.764.Va
Ceramic
Lampe femme, Pablo Picasso Madoura, edition Madoura, 1955
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso Lampe femme 1955 Vase tourné H.27 cm, Larg.18 cm R.A terre de faience blanche, décor aux engobes, Intérieur couverte Bleu, noir, grège Tiré à 100 exemplaires R.764.Va
Ceramic
Le Barbu (A.R.217)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...
Ceramic
Chouette Visage de Femme (A.R.144)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...
Ceramic
Femme (A.R.297)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...
Ceramic
Bouteille Gravée (A.R.249)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...
Ceramic
Vase Deux Anses Hautes (A.R. 141)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...
Ceramic
Vase Deux Anses Hautes (A.R.213)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...
Ceramic
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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