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.
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Picador, 1953 A.R. 200
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Capturing the moment in which the picador stabs the charging bull with his lance, Picasso creates an image of action and suspense in Pablo Picasso ceramic Picador...
Earthenware
Face, 1968-1969
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
A whimsical portrait in vivid colors, this work appeals to our response to color, texture, depth and space. There is a wonderful interplay between ...
Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
Paysage (Landscape) A.R. 208
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1953, Pablo Picasso Paysage (Landscape) A.R. 208 is an earthenware clay plate, painted in blue, green, brown, white and black. Numbered from...
Ceramic
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
Tete de chevre de profil (Goats head in Profile) Unique color Variant, A.R. 154
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1952, Pablo Picasso Tete de chevre de profil (Goats head in Profile) Unique color Variant, 1952, A.R. 154 is an original white earthe...
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
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
Pablo Picasso 'Picador' (A. R. 202) Madoura Prototype 1953
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Picador (A. R. 202 Prototype) Terre-de-faïence plate, 1953, unique prototype by Picasso before the edition of 300. With the Madoura Plein Feu and Emprein...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Pablo Picasso 'Picador' (A. R. 201) Variant Bullfighter Madoura Plate 1953
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Picador (A. R. 201 V) Terre de faïence plate, 1953, from the edition of 200, inscribed 'Edition Picasso', partially glazed and painted, with the Edition ...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Pablo Picasso 'Picador' (A. R. 160) Bullfighter Madoura Plate 1952
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Picador (A. R. 160) Terre de faïence plate, 1952, from the edition of 500, incised 'Edition Picasso', partially glazed and painted, with the Edition Pica...
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso, Picador, Ceramic
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) "Picador" stamped and marked “Madoura Plein Feu / 1-261" (on the reverse) ceramic Length: 15 inches (38 cm.) Conceived in 1949; unique BIBLIOGRAPHY Ramié, ...
Ceramic
Picador II
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Picador II Lithograph from 1961. Dimensions of work: 25 x 31 cm. Publisher: André Sauret, Monte Carlo. Reference: Bloch 1017; Mourlot 350; Cramer 113....
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso " Picador and Bull" Earthenware
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 (Spanish) Round-square plate “Picador and bull” Model created on September 25, 1953. Diameter 25 cm Original proof in white earthenware and oxidized pa...
Enamel
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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