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Picasso's four art periods are called the Blue period, the Rose period, the African-influenced period and the Cubist period. The Blue period coincided with the turn of the 20th century and included works like The Old Guitarist and The Blue Room. As its name suggests, this period was marked by Picasso's use of shades of blues and greens, which instilled in his paintings a sense of melancholy. Around 1905, Picasso entered his Rose period, adopting a brighter palette of oranges and pinks. Significant works from this time include Autoportrait à la palette and Garçon à la pipe. Many experts point to the 1907 painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon as the start of Picasso's African-influenced period, during which Picasso employed a style inspired by Iberian and African tribal art. Picasso made many portraits in this style, most often of the women in his life, their expressively colored faces broken into geometric shards of surface planes. By the 1910s, this style had evolved into Cubism, with Picasso fragmenting his subjects into shapes. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Pablo Picasso art.
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Picasso, Pour Roby, Noir (Bloch 680; Cramer 57), L'Âge de Soleil
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
Engraving on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, L'Âge de Soleil, 1950. Published by Robert J. Godet, Paris; rendered by ...
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By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Don Quichote
Lithograph with quadrochromy from 1961.
Dimensions of sheet: 37.9 x 27 cm
Dimensions in frame: 53.2 x 43.2 cm
Refrence: Cramer 112; Orozc...
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Don Quichote
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Don Quichote
Lithograph with quadrochromy from 1961.
Dimensions of sheet: 37.9 x 27 cm
Dimensions in frame: 53.2 x 43.2 cm
Publisher: Éditions Cercle ...
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1960s Modern More Prints
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Lithograph
Portraits Imaginaires
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) (d'après) - Portraits Imaginaires
Lithograph from 1969.
Trial proof, outside the numbered edition, with visible markings.
Dimensions of work: 76 x 55.5 c...
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Lithograph
Le vieux Roi
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Le vieux Roi
Lithograph from 1959.
The edition of 35/200 on Arches paper, signed in blue crayon.
Dimensions of work: 64.5 x 49.5 cm.
Hand signed.
Pub...
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1950s Modern Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Don Quichote
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Don Quichote
Lithograph with quadrochromy from 1961.
Dimensions of sheet: 37.9 x 27 cm
Dimensions in frame: 53.2 x 43.2 cm
Refrence: Cramer 112; Orozc...
Category
1960s Modern More Prints
Materials
Lithograph


