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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.
Portrait d’Homme, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
This fragmented portrait of a painter by Pablo Picasso features bright, bold colors and relies on visible brushstrokes to show the figure of the man instead of the geometric shapes a...
Lithograph
H 25.6 in W 17.33 in D 0.04 in
Dans L'Atelier de Picasso, Lithograph, Modern , 1957, Signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Dans L'Atelier de Picasso Lithograph from 1957. The edition 211/275. With Arches watermark. Dimensions of work: 65 x 44 cm Publisher: Fernand Mourlot...
Lithograph
H 17.52 in W 13.19 in D 0.04 in
Picasso Original Lithograph, 1957, Edition of 275, Excellent Condition
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Dans l'Atelier de Picasso Lithograph from 1957. The edition 153/275. Dimensions of work: 44.5 x 33.5 cm Publisher: Fernand Mourlot Éditeur, Paris. Re...
Lithograph
H 25.79 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Portraits Imaginaires, Lithograph, Modern Style, 1969, Framed
By (after) 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...
Lithograph
H 25.79 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Portraits Imaginaires 26.3.69 III Lithograph, Modern, Signed, 1969
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) (d'après) - Portraits Imaginaires 26.3.69 III Lithograph from 1969. The edition: F 37/250. Dimensions of work: 65.5 x 50 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: É...
Lithograph
H 30.71 in W 20.48 in
Cubist Portrait (Rene Char, Ceret Museum) - Lithograph Mourlot (Cwiklitzer #291)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
PICASSO Pablo (1881-1973) (after) Cubist Portrait, Tribute to Rene Char, 1969 Lithograph poster (Atelier Mourlot) Printed signature in the plate On pape...
Lithograph
H 29.63 in W 24.44 in
Pablo Picasso, "Grand Tête" original linocut in colors, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Grand Tête, Portrait of Jacqueline with sleek hair Color linocut printed in beige, yellow, red, blue, and black on cream wove paper with Arches watermark Numbered 14/50 from the edit...
Linocut
Tete, Framed Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Tete". The original painting was completed in 1937. In the 1970's after Picasso's death, Mar...
Lithograph
H 13 in W 9.85 in
Portrait of Roby - Etching (Bloch #680)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (after) Portrait of Roby, c. 1950 Restrike etching Printed signature in the plate On Japan paper 33 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 in) REFERENCE : Catalog raisonne Bloch #680 Fr...
Etching
H 25.4 in W 19.49 in D 0.04 in
Le Vieux Roi Lithograph by Picasso, Modern Style, Signed, 1959 Edition
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Le vieux Roi (Old King) 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 s...
Lithograph
"Buste de Femme" 1942-43 by Henri Matisse Signed Lithograph /25 French Modernist
By Henri Matisse
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: Created in 1942-43, this work belongs to one of the most fertile periods of Matisse’s career as a printmaker and draftsman. By this time, Matisse had long since mast...
Lithograph, Chine Colle
“Untitled (Head of a Young Man), 1936” Mexican Charcoal Drawing Study Signed
By Alfredo Zalce
Located in Yardley, PA
This striking early drawing by Zalce captures a young man at a moment of heightened emotion, his mouth open and brow furrowed in what reads as shock and defiance. Executed in 1936, a...
Paper, Charcoal
“Reclining Nude, c. 1930” American Modernist Female Drawing Lady African Mask
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Yardley, PA
“Reclining Nude, c. 1930” by Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) This wonderful original ink drawing highlights Nevelson’s interest in the early 20th century avant-garde. Inspired by Picass...
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
“Standing Nude, c. 1930” American Modernist Early Female Nude Drawing Signed
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Yardley, PA
“Standing Nude, c. 1930” by Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) This wonderful early pencil drawing by Nevelson represents a nude figure, rendered with simple and confident lines that empha...
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
“Untitled, 1946” New Hope Modernist Small Abstract Bucks County Lambertville NJ
By Louis Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
“Untitled, 1946” by Louis K. Stone (1902-1984). A strong and charming example of mid-century American modernism by one of the most important artists working in New Hope, PA. This wa...
Paper, Watercolor
“Mascara (Mask)" 2000 by Justino Alves Portuguese Contemporary Abstract Portrait
By Justino Alves
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Mascara (Mask)" 2000 by Justino Alves (Portuguese, 1940-2015). A magnetic work by one of Portugal’s most distinguished postwar painters. This painting has all of t...
Canvas, Oil
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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