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Art For Sale
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Artist: John Conn
Jeune femme tirant la moustache d'un gentilhomme en train de tortiller son jonc
Located in Paris, FR
Etching, 1968 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 15/50 Publisher : Galerie Louise Leiris (Paris) Catalog : Bloch, 1742; Baer, 1759 B b 1 41.80 cm. x 32.70 cm. 16.46 in....
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1960s Abstract Art

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Etching

Pablo Picasso 'Pichet à glace ' A. R. 143
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Pichet à glace (A. R. 143) Terre de faïence pitcher, painted in colors and partially glazed, 1952, numbered 12/50 and inscribed Edition Picasso and Mado...
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1950s Modern Art

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Earthenware, Ceramic

Homme barbu couronné feuilles de vigne
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1962, this linocut on Arches wove paper is hand-signed by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 - Mougins, 1973) in pencil in the lower right margin and is numbered from the edition of 50 in the lower left margin. Catalogue Raisonné: Pablo Picasso Homme barbu couronné feuilles de vigne...
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1960s Modern Art

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Lithograph

Tête de femme couronnée de fleurs, Picasso, 1950's, ceramic, design, clay
Located in Geneva, CH
Tête de femme couronnée de fleurs, Picasso, 1950's, ceramic, design, clay Tête de femme couronnée de fleurs Ed. 37/50 pcs 20.03.1954 White earthenware clay 23 x 15 x 18 cm Signed by...
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1950s Post-Modern Art

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Clay, Earthenware

Square Face Smirking (Plate XXX), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Face Smirking (Plate XXX) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 2...
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1940s Cubist Art

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Etching

Pablo Picasso - Painter and His Model - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pablo Picasso - Original Lithograph Title: Painter and his Model Edition of 180 From the book "Regards sur Paris" (Paris: Andre Sauret, 1962) Unsigned, as issued Dimensions: 39 x 30 cm References: Mourlot 354, Bloch 1035 Pablo Picasso Picasso is not just a man and his work. Picasso is always a legend, indeed almost a myth. In the public view he has long since been the personification of genius in modern art. Picasso is an idol, one of those rare creatures who act as crucibles in which the diverse and often chaotic phenomena of culture are focussed, who seem to body forth the artistic life of their age in one person. The same thing happens in politics, science, sport. And it happens in art. Early life Born in Malaga, Spain, in October of 1881, he was the first child born in the family. His father worked as an artist, and was also a professor at the school of fine arts; he also worked as a curator for the museum in Malaga. Pablo Picasso studied under his father for one year, then went to the Academy of Arts for one year, prior to moving to Paris. In 1901 he went to Paris, which he found as the ideal place to practice new styles, and experiment with a variety of art forms. It was during these initial visits, which he began his work in surrealism and cubism style, which he was the founder of, and created many distinct pieces which were influenced by these art forms. Updates in style During his stay in Paris, Pablo Picasso was constantly updating his style; he did work from the blue period, the rose period, African influenced style, to cubism, surrealism, and realism. Not only did he master these styles, he was a pioneer in each of these movements, and influenced the styles to follow throughout the 20th century, from the initial works he created. In addition to the styles he introduced to the art world, he also worked through the many different styles which appeared, while working in Paris. Not only did he continually improve his style, and the works he created, he is well known because of the fact that he had the ability to create in any style which was prominent during the time. Russian ballet In 1917, Pablo Picasso joined the Russian Ballet, which toured in Rome; during this time he met Olga Khoklova, who was a ballerina; the couple eventually wed in 1918, upon returning to Paris. The couple eventually separated in 1935; Olga came from nobility, and an upper class lifestyle, while Pablo Picasso led a bohemian lifestyle, which conflicted. Although the couple separated, they remained officially married, until Olga's death, in 1954. In addition to works he created of Olga, many of his later pieces also took a centralized focus on his two other love interests, Marie Theresa...
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1960s Modern Art

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Lithograph

Poster Pablo Picasso exhibition at the Galerie de l'Élysée - Alex Maguy
Located in PARIS, FR
Original poster of Pablo Picasso ( 1881- 1973 ) for an exhibition at the Galerie de l'Élysée. Pablo Picasso is one of the most prolific and revolutionary artists the world has ever k...
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1960s Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Masked Figures and Bird Woman, from: The Suite Vollard - Greek Mythology
Located in London, GB
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973 Málaga 1881- 1973 Mougins (Spanish) Title: Masked Figures and Bird Woman, from: The Suite Vollard Personnages masqués et f...
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1930s Cubist Art

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Aquatint, Etching

Exhibition poster by Picasso intended to promote the 1970 Salon de Mai
Located in PARIS, FR
This exhibition poster by Picasso was intended to promote the 1970 Salon de Mai, which was held at the cultural center in Saint Germain-en-Laye. The Salon de Mai was an annual exhibition organized by a group of French artists who first met in 1943 in a café in Paris. Pablo Ruiz Picasso...
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1970s Art

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Paper

Curly Haired Face (Visage aux cheveux bouclés), 1968-1969
Located in Palo Alto, CA
This exquisite ceramic impression captures the face of a man. With textured curls cascading down the side of his face and a thin defined nose with wide gazing eyes, he appears to be ...
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1960s Modern Art

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Earthenware, Ceramic

Trois Personnages sur Tremplin (Three Figures on a Trampoline), A.R. 375
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1956, this Madoura small convex wall plaque of white earthenware clay with engraving accentuated with oxidized paraffin in a glaze bath (ivory, brown) is from the edition ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Clay, Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

1955 Poster for an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Located in PARIS, FR
This lithographic poster reproduces a 1923 portrait of Pablo Picasso's son Paulo, for an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in 1955. The Museum was located at the time within the Louvres complex. This poster was reproduced by Mourlot's Master Printer, Henri Deschamps...
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1950s Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Picasso Pablo - XIIIeme Salon de Mai 1956 - Poster - Exhibition
Located in PARIS, FR
This exhibition poster by #Picasso commemorates the thirteenth May Salon in 1957, which was held at the Museum of Modern Art. On this poster, we find an iconic work "the torso of a woman" better known as "the Egyptian. The Salon de Mai was an annual exhibition organized by a group of French artists who first met in 1943 in a café in Paris...
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1950s Abstract Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Jacqueline aux Fruits
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873) Jacqueline aux Fruits Numbered on the reverse Phototype and Pochoir 16 x 11.5 inches 957/1000
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1960s Modern Art

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Photogram

Oval Head with Dividing Line (Plate XXIX), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Oval Head with Dividing Line (Plate XXIX) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" Sheet Siz...
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1940s Cubist Art

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Etching

1960 poster of Pablo Picasso Oeuvre Gravé at the Galerie des Ponchettes in Nice
Located in PARIS, FR
Very beautiful poster of Pablo Picasso ( 1881- 1973 ) for an exhibition at the Galerie des Ponchettes in Nice. Historical gallery opened at the request of Henri Matisse in 1954, the ...
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1960s Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Pablo Picasso - The Painter and His Model - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph - Pablo Picasso Title: The Painter and His Model This is unsigned and unnumbered, as issued From the book/portfolio "Regards sur Paris" Published by André Saure...
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1960s Modern Art

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso 'Frise gravée' Unique
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Frise gravée (Unique) Unique Plaster mould. Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work. Provenance: Marina Picasso
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1950s Modern Art

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Ceramic

Jacqueline a L'Etamine
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873) Jacqueline a l'etamine Numbered on the reverse Phototype and Pochoir 16 x 11.5 inches 957/1000
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1960s Modern Art

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Photogram

1954 Poster for the Maison de la pensée française by Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful exhibition poster for the Maison de la pensée française by Pablo Picasso in 1954. Works from 1900 to 1914 from the museums of Leningrad and Moscow and some Parisian collect...
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1950s Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Pablo Picasso 'Poisson chiné' A. R. 170
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Poisson chiné (A. R. 170) Terre de faïence dish, 1952, from the edition of 200, partially glazed and painted, with the Empreinte Originale de Picasso and ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Ceramic

Monogram J (Plate II), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Monogram J (Plate II) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3...
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1940s Cubist Art

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Etching

Peintre au Travail - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Peintre au Travail is an artwork realized by Pablo Picasso in 1963. Etching, Aquatint and drypoint on BFK Rives paper. Hand Signed lower right. Numbered on the lower margin. Editi...
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1960s Cubist Art

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Etching

Square Head of a Man with Ears (Plate III), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Man with Ears (Plate III) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" Sheet Si...
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1940s Art

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Etching

Pablo Picasso, "The Little Artist", 1956, lithograph in 5 colors, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso Le Petit Dessinateur (The Little Artist), 1956 Lithograph in five colors Hand signed in pencil and numbered 6/50 from an edition of 50 Vallauris, May 18th, 1956 Referen...
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1950s Modern Art

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Lithograph

"Femme vue de Dos" from Temoignage by Jean Cocteau (Bloch 822)
Located in ludlow, GB
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) "Femme vue de Dos" from Temoignage by Jean Cocteau (Bloch 822) The book Testimony (an homage) by Jean Cocteau. Etching 1956, the original signed edition of 125 published by Pierre...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

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Etching

L’Etreinte - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
L’Etreinte is an artwork realized by Pablo Picasso in 1963. Etching and Aquatint on BFK Rives-Velin paper. Hand Signed lower right. Numbered on the lower margin. Edition of 14/50....
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1960s Cubist Art

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Etching

Danse du ventre devant homme impassible
Located in Wien, 9
Signed with artist stamp lower right, numbered lower left: 21/50 Shown in: Georges Bloch, Pablo Picasso Catalogue of the printed work 1970-72, Band I...
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1970s Cubist Art

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Etching

Smiling Face, Los Angeles County Museum - Original Lithograph Plate Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Pablo Picasso Smiling face, Los Angeles County Museum, 1966 Original lithograph in 15 colors Signed in the plate On Arches vellum size 72 x...
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1960s Modern Art

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso 'Trois personnages sur tremplin' A. R. 374
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Trois personnages sur tremplin (A. R. 374) Terre de faïence plaque, 1956, from the edition of 500, partially painted and glazed, with the Empreinte Origin...
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1960s Modern Art

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Earthenware, Ceramic

Femme Couchée et Deux Visages
Located in Wien, 9
Femme couchée et deux visages, from Suite 156, 1970 signed on lower right, dated in the plate higher right Georges Bloch, Catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé et lit...
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1970s Cubist Art

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Etching

“Le Barbu” (A.R. 217). Ceramic Stamped Madoura Plein Feu, Edition 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...
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1950s Modern Art

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Ceramic

Pablo Picasso 'Tête de chèvre de profil' A. R. 110
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Tête de chèvre de profil (A. R. 110) Terre de faïence plate, 1950, from the edition of 60, partially glazed and pa...
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1950s Modern Art

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Pablo Picasso 'Tête de faune' Unique
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Tête de faune (Unique) Brush and ink and glaze on ceramic, hexagonal tomette (floor tile). Executed circa 1955-59; this work is unique. Claude Picasso...
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1950s Modern Art

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Ceramic

Picador, 1953 A.R. 200
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...
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1950s Modern Art

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Earthenware

The Sailor’s Dream – Women in every Port
Located in ZEIST, UT
Pablo Picasso- The Sailor’s Dream – Women in every Port (Rêve de marin : des femmes dans chaque port) Etching on Wove Paper
. From: Series 347, 1968 Paper size: 35.0 x 42.5 cm Image ...
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1960s French School Art

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Etching

The Eye, from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: The Eye Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16" Signed: No (signed and numbered on the...
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1940s Cubist Art

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Etching

Pablo Picasso 'Tête de chèvre de profil' A. R. 109
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Tête de chèvre de profil (A. R. 109 V) Terre de faïence plate, 1950, unglazed, aside from the editions A. R. 109 a...
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1950s Abstract Impressionist Art

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Joie de Vivre (Joy of Living), A.R. 346
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1956, this oval dish of white earthenware clay is numbered from the edition of 100. This work is stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' and 'EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO' ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Clay, Ceramic, Earthenware

Abstract Design (Plate VI), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Abstract Design (Plate VI) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16" Signed: No (signed ...
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1940s Cubist Art

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Etching

Femmes Fleurs (Women Pitcher)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Ceramic Femmes Fleurs (Women Pitcher), 1948 A.R. 50 is an elegant turned pitcher highlights the graceful form of the female nude. C...
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1940s Modern Art

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Earthenware, Ceramic

Subway 39 Small, Black & White, Photograph, NYC, 1970s, Subway, Nuts, Man
Located in Riverdale, NY
Subway 39 by John Conn was originally photographed in New York City between 1975 and 1982. Each black and white photograph is signed. Edition of 20. It is 13x19, unframed. In this series, Conn captured the graffiti and one of the most crime ridden periods in New York. According to one source “In the 1980s, over 250 felonies were committed every week in the system, making the New York subway the most dangerous mass transit system in the world.” One image captures an Irish Catholic Nun...
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1980s American Realist Art

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Photographic Paper

Pablo Picasso 'Scène de tauromachie' A. R. 410
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Scène de tauromachie (A. R. 410) Terre de faïence dish, 1959, Inscribed Exemplaire Editeur, partially glazed and paint...
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1950s Modern Art

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Ceramic

Antarctica #119, Color Photograph, Limited Edition, Travel, Blue, Water, Iceberg
Located in Riverdale, NY
This 20x30 photograph is part of the Antarctica/Patagonia Series by John Conn taken in 2010. It is printed on 24x36 archival paper. Signed and Numbered. This is currently framed in ...
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2010s American Realist Art

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Photographic Paper

Les Banderilles (IV)
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Les Banderilles (IV) Portfolio: A Los Toros Avec Picasso Medium: Transfer lithograph Date: 1961 Edition: Unnumbered Frame ...
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1960s Modern Art

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Lithograph

Visage au trait oblique, Picasso, 1960's, Portrait, Male face, Terracotta
Located in Geneva, CH
Visage au trait oblique, Picasso, 1960's, Portrait, Male face, Terracotta Visage au trait oblique Ed. 22/100 circa 1968-1969 Red erthenware tile painted in ...
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1960s Post-War Art

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Earthenware, Terracotta

Dressage au Cirque - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
"Dressage au cirque is a contemporary artwork realized by Pablo Picasso in 1970. It is Plate 36 from "Les 156" Series. Black and white Etching Includes fra...
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1970s Cubist Art

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Etching

"Posters Of Picasso" 1957
Located in Bristol, CT
FOSTER, Joseph K. [edited by] [31] pp. w/ 24 plates Crown Publishers, Inc. 1957 14 1/4" x 10 5/8" VG/ VG
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1950s Art

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Paper

Le Picador (II)
Located in Washington, DC
Pablo Picasso Le Picador (II) Artist: Pablo Picasso Medium: Transfer lithograph Title: Le Picador (II) Portfolio: A Los Toros Avec Picasso Year: 1961 Framed...
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1960s Art

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Lithograph

Poster of Pablo Picasso Gallery Librairie du Passeur - California Notebook
Located in PARIS, FR
Original exhibition poster of Pablo Picasso ( 1881- 1973 ) in the Gallery Librairie du Passeur. The California Notebook was, between November 1955 and January 1956, the space for Pi...
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1950s Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Subway 27, Black & White Photograph, NYC, 1980s, Limited Edition, Subway Station
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elisa Contemporary Art is debuting John Conn’s New York City Subway photographs. These limited edition fine art photographs were originally taken between 1975 and 1982. Each black and white photograph is signed and numbered. Edition of 15. 20x30 image printed on 24x36 archival paper. This is framed. In this series, Conn captured the graffiti and one of the most crime ridden periods in New York. According to one source “In the 1980s, over 250 felonies were committed every week in the system, making the New York subway the most dangerous mass transit system in the world.” One image captures an Irish Catholic Nun...
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1980s American Realist Art

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Photographic Paper

Pablo Picasso 'Tête de faune' A. R. 51
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Tête de faune (A. R. 51) Terre de faïence dish, 1948, numbered 132/300, with the workshop numbering, glazed and painted, with Edition Picasso and Madoura ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Ceramic

Pablo Picasso 'Picador' A. R. 211
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Picador (A. R. 211) Terre de faïence bowl, painted in colors and partially glazed, 1953, numbered 192/500 and incised 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura'.
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1950s Modern Art

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Ceramic

Pablo Picasso 'Quatre visages' A. R. 436
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Quatre visages (A. R. 436) Terre de faïence pitcher, 1959, numbered 216/300, inscribed 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura', glazed and painted, with the Editi...
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1950s Modern Art

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Ceramic

Pase de cape, from Service Scènes de Corrida
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso was an avid fan of bullfighting his entire life, attending his first corridas when he was a child in Spain and gaining a renewed interest in the events when he settled ...
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1950s Modern Art

Materials

Clay, Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze

12 Mai 1970 - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
12 Mai 1970 (The King and The Queen) is an artwork realized by Pablo Picasso in 1970. Etching on paper. Date printed on plate. Artist's stamp of signature in the lower right. Hand...
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1970s Cubist Art

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Etching

PEINTRE AU TRAVAIL (BLOCH 1157)
Located in Aventura, FL
Etching, aquatint, drypoint and scraper, on Rives BFK paper. Hand signed and numbered by Pablo Picasso. Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris. Image size 12.125 x 18.125 inches. ...
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1930s Cubist Art

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Drypoint, Paper, Aquatint, Engraving

Picador debout avec son cheval et une femme (Picador, Woman, and Horse), 1959
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...
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1950s Modern Art

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Linocut

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