Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 Spanish Guitare sur un guéridon (Guitar on a pedestal) Gouache on paper laid down on board Signed “Picasso” (upper left) Picasso’s prolific career has been marked by many grand love affairs, both romantic, intellectual and creative. Beyond his lovers like Olga Khoklova and Dora Maar and his intellectual muses like Georges Braques and Gertrude Stein, Picasso’s greatest love and inspiration was perhaps a humble instrument: the guitar. Whether it be the Old Guitarist from his early blue period, his groundbreaking series of three-dimensional guitar sculptures from his nascent explorations in Cubism, or his Mandolin and Guitar composition’s grander explorations with color and biomorphic shapes, the guitar is an elusive calling card for modern art’s greatest genius. In Guitare sur un guéridon, Picasso intertwines his signature guitar and a bowl of fruit. These two elements are playfully brought together and skillfully anchored on the tabletop by a square positioned at the center of the composition. The result is a captivating and harmonious arrangement that showcases Picasso's artistic ingenuity in blending these everyday objects into a visually striking and cohesive composition. This rare gouache was created during the pivotal summer of 1920. During this time, Picasso lived in Juan-les-Pins, a small coastal resort town in the South of France away from the confines of the city and the fallout of World War I. With this newfound freedom, Picasso entered an exciting and innovative creative period and began to interrogate the connections between Neoclassicism and Cubism. Picasso created a series of gouache paintings characterized by their flat, geometric nature, sinuous contours and strikingly vivid colors. Though not a complete departure from his previous Cubist works, this series showcased the influence of the Surrealists, especially the biomorphic subconscious explorations of Joan Miró, upon Picasso’s oeuvre. While the breadth of his creativity grew, he returned back to a familiar motif — the guitar — with a renewed sense of vigor and excitement. Guitare sur un guéridon’s undulating lines and biomorphic appeal bring Picasso's preoccupation with the guitar into deeper focus. The sinuous lines of guitar mirror...

Daniel Brice has exhibited throughout the United States including at The Riverside Museum of Art and the University of New Mexico Art Museum. He is a four-time “Artist in Residence” honoree at the Tamarind Institute in New Mexico. His work is in the collections of Allentown Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Smith College...

Daniel Brice has exhibited throughout the United States including at The Riverside Museum of Art and the University of New Mexico Art Museum. He is a ...

Daniel Brice has exhibited throughout the United States including at The Riverside Museum of Art and the University of New Mexico Art Museum. He is a four-time “Artist in Residence” honoree at the Tamarind Institute in New Mexico. His work is in the collections of Allentown Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Smith College...

Daniel Brice has exhibited throughout the United States including at The Riverside Museum of Art and the University of New Mexico Art Museum. He is a ...

Daniel Brice has exhibited throughout the United States including at The Riverside Museum of Art and the University of New Mexico Art Museum. He is a four-time “Artist in Residence” honoree at the Tamarind Institute in New Mexico. His work is in the collections of Allentown Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Smith College...

Daniel Brice has exhibited throughout the United States including at The Riverside Museum of Art and the University of New Mexico Art Museum. He is a four-time “Artist in Residence” honoree at the Tamarind Institute in New Mexico. His work is in the collections of Allentown Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Smith College...

Daniel Brice has exhibited throughout the United States including at The Riverside Museum of Art and the University of New Mexico Art Museum. He is a four-time “Artist in Residence” honoree at the Tamarind Institute in New Mexico. His work is in the collections of Allentown Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Smith College...

Daniel Brice Water - Green, 2020 watercolor on paper 16 x 25 in image size 21 x 29 in paper size (brice143) This original abstract watercolor painting on paper by Daniel Brice featu...

Daniel Brice Water - Red, 2020 watercolor on paper 16 x 25 in image size 21 x 29 in paper size (brice142) This original abstract watercolor painting on paper by Daniel Brice feature...

This original abstract watercolor painting on paper by Daniel Brice features bold shades of blue and yellow painted painted in airy, gestural movements. 16 x 25 in image size 21 x 2...

Signed, dated and numbered “Picasso / 3.2.67 / II” (upper right) Crayon on paper Hailed among the fathers of modern art, Pablo Picasso possessed a seemingly e...

Drawn in 1954 by Picasso, this fine piece of work is a recognizable mark of his unique style. 'Nu couché endormi' is executed in graphite on cream wove paper. It is dated 28.2.54 and...

Drawn in 1914 by Picasso, this fine piece of work is a recognizable mark of his unique style. "VISAGE D'HOMME VERS LA GAUCHE", 1914 is pencil on paper, created in Avignon. Claude Pic...

Daniel Brice Untitled NY 8, 2015 watercolor, charcoal and pastel on paper 29 x 42 in. This original abstract oil painting on paper by Daniel Brice is bold and modern, anchored by a ...

Drawn in 1912 by Picasso, this fine piece of work is a recognizable mark of his unique style. "Homme dans un interiéur jouant de la guitare", 1912 is on cream laid paper, with abstra...