Pablo Picasso

Picasso, Homme dans un interiéur jouant de la guitare

1912

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...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Visage No. 193 (A. R. 493) Terre de faïence plate, 1963, numbered 73/150, inscribed 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura', glazed and painted.

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Visage No. 144 (A. R. 480) Terre de faïence plate, 1963, numbered 93/150 and inscribed 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura'.

Picasso: Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947–1971, French Published in Paris in 1988, this comprehensive volume is the definitive catalogue raisonné of Pablo Picasso’s ceram...

Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 Spanish Guitare sur un guéridon (Guitar on a pedestal) Gouache on Western wove paper laid 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...

Rendered in neutral hues and light blue, the guitar accompanied by the column and table are comprised of geometric shapes often found in Pablo Picasso's Cubist work. A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Gueridon et guitare". The original painting was completed in 1920. In the 1970's after Picasso's death, Marina Picasso, his granddaughter, authorized the creation of this lithograph by Laurent Marcel Salinas, who worked closely with Picasso during his lifetime. The limited edition print run was completed and published by Marina Picasso in conjunction with Jackie Fine Arts in 1982. The lithograph is printed on French Arches paper, ink-stamped by the Estate verso, and hand-signed and numbered by Marina Picasso on the recto. The embossed seal of the Estate is lower right and the printer's chop, lower left. Gueridon et guitare Pablo Picasso (After), Spanish (1881–1973) Portfolio: Marina Picasso Estate Lithograph Collection...

Selected from the personal collection inherited by Marina Picasso, Pablo Picasso's granddaughter. After Pablo Picasso's death, his granddaughter Marina authorized the printing of t...

This print by Pablo Picasso is a prime example of the artist's manipulation of perspective and reduction of subjects into simple, flat forms rendered in a geometric and angular fashi...