1957
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.
$115,000
H 15.5 in W 10 in D 6 in
Vase deux anses hautes - Mid-Century Figurative Ceramic Vase
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Pablo Picasso's Vase deux anses hautes (1953) belongs to his celebrated Madoura ceramics period, when he transformed everyday pottery forms into vessels for a new kind of sculptural ...
Ceramic
Chope Visage, Pablo Picasso, Jug, Edition, 1950s
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
Chope Visage, Picasso, Jug, Edition, 1950s, Design, earthenware, figurative Chope Visage Ed. 300 units 1959 Fired clay, engobe decoration, glazed interior H. 21.9 cm Indented stamp a...
Clay
Price Upon Request
H 14.63 in W 10.25 in D 6.63 in
Vase Deux Anses Hautes (Vase with two high handles) (The Queen)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso ceramic Vase deux anses hautes (Vase with Two High Handles), 1951 A.R. 213 also titled La reine (The Queen), 1953 is a remarkable example of Picasso's artistic research...
Clay, Earthenware
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
$75,000
H 15.38 in Dm 7 in
Pablo Picasso 'Vase deux anses hautes' (A. R. 213) Madoura Vase 1953
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Vase deux anses hautes (A. R. 213) Terre de faïence vase, 1953, from the edition of 400, inscribed 'D'Après Picasso / Edition Picasso', partially glazed a...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Pablo Picasso "Chouette Femme" Vase, Ceramic, Glazed, France, 1951
By Madoura, Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
Pablo Picasso "Chouette Femme" Original Picasso ceramics in white terracotta, with coloured slip and glaze. Annotated "Edition Picasso" and "Picasso / Madoura" on the underside. Ed...
Ceramic
$43,500
H 9.6 in W 5.3 in
Pablo Picasso, Unique variant of "Tête peinte" (Painted Face), pitcher, ceramic
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an A.R. turned pitcher created by Pablo Picasso in 1953. It is made with white earthenware clay, decoration in engobes and oxides under partial brushed glaze with white...
Ceramic, Clay
Pablo Picasso, "Face Turned Pitcher, " ceramic
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an A.R. turned pitcher created by Pablo Picasso in 1955. It is made with white earthenware clay, decoration in engobes in red and black with glaze inside. It bears the ...
Clay
$29,448
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
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
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
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
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
Pichet aux Arums, (A.R.189)
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
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
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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