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Carmen in Profile - Original Etching #Picasso estate collection (Bloch #572)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO
Carmen, Woman in Profile, 1949
Original aquatint engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris)
Unsigned
Dated in the plate
On Arches vellum 49 x 35 cm (c. 19.2 x 13.7 in)
REF...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Carmen, The Young Sleeper - Original Etching (Cramer #52)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO
Carmen, The Sleeping Woman, 1949
Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris)
Unsigned
On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in)
REFERENCES :
- Catal...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Carmen, Woman's Portrait - Original Etching (Cramer #52)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO
Carmen, Woman's Portrait, 1949
Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris)
Unsigned
On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in)
REFERENCES :
- Catalog...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Carmen, The Small Moon - Original Etching (Cramer #52)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO
Carmen, The Small Moon, 1949
Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris)
Unsigned
On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in)
REFERENCES :
- Catalog ra...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Blackfeet Indians, Great Northern Railway 14 prints
By Winold Reiss
Located in Spokane, WA
A group of 14 Blackfeet Indians prints created by the artist Winold Reiss. The Great Northern Railway printed and released these prints in c. 1940. This is for the entire group...
Category
American Realist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Vintage French Fashion Poster
Located in London, GB
Vintage French fashion poster, original lithograph, by Jean Choiselat, (1947). Take a step back to the 1940s to immerse yourself in the surprising work ...
Category
1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Original "The 3rd Man" 1949 original first printing vintage movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original “The 3rd Man”, 1949, linen-backed vintage one-sheet movie poster "The 3rd Man". NSS: # 49/452. Excellent condition with restored original fold m...
Category
American Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
Save Freedom of Worship original 1943 Four Freedoms vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original poster: Save Freedom of Worship (S) Artist: Normal Rockwell. Archival linen backed. Original fold marks touched up at the time of b...
Category
American Realist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
Henri Matisse, Themes et Variations
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Matisse, Henri
Title: Themes et Variations
Series: Dessins: Themes et Variations
Date: 1942
Medium: Lithograph
Unframed Dimensions: 12.25" x 9"
Framed Dimensions: 21" ...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Francoise (B. 401, M. 45)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Picasso, Pablo
Title: Francoise (B. 401, M. 45)
Date: 1946
Medium: Lithograph printed in black ink on wove paper bearing the Arches script watermark.
Unframed Dimensions:...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
OPHELIA (the artist's mistress / second wife) - In Celebration of Pride Month
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community.
This elegant etching titled the gilded youth is of the second wife of the artist ...
Category
American Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Carmen, The Moon Woman - Original Etching (Cramer #52)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO
Carmen, The Moon Woman, 1949
Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris)
Unsigned
On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in)
REFERENCES :
- Catalog r...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI)
Portfolio: Carmen
Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper
Year: 1949
Edition: 32/289
Frame Size: 21" x 18"
Sheet Size: 13...
Category
Cubist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
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...
Category
Cubist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Lithographie I (Duthuit 20), Repli, Gravures de Henri Matisse
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin a la forme des papeteries d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Repli, Gravures de Henri Matisse, 1947. Publ...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$5,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Original 1948 American Airlines - California Arizona Texas New Mexico
Located in Spokane, WA
Original American Airlines - California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico by McKnight Kauffer, 1948 vintage poster. Archival linen backed in Grade A, Excellent condition. No paper loss and no restoration.
Kauffer’s signature artistry is on full display with a bold and minimalist design. The striking depiction of a Western figure adorned with a cowboy hat and scarf emphasizes California, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico—the sun-drenched landscapes and destinations of the era's most adventurous travelers. The clean typography and bold color contrasts evoke modernism and nostalgia, making the piece a perfect centerpiece for collectors of aviation history, vintage travel memorabilia, or timeless graphic art.
Designed by E. McKnight Kauffer, a renowned artist known for his bold use of color and striking designs, this poster is a masterpiece that resonates with the charm of a bygone era. This original piece from 1948 tells a story about American Airlines and reflects the excitement of post-war travel and the booming airline industry. This rare, authentic poster...
Category
American Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Bread" lithograph by Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold lithograph titled "Bread" by Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945). This piece is one of the Lithographic reproductions of the original lithographs, plate 2 from a series of 10, pr...
Category
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
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: 21" x 18"
Sheet Size: 13" x ...
Category
Cubist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Original 1942 "CASABLANCA" vintage Academy Award winning movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1942 CASABLANCA vintage movie poster. Archival linen backed in very good condition, ready to frame. The original production fold marks have been touched up and restored. This is an authentic vintage 1942 issue of Casablanca for sale.
"Casablanca" is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in cinema history. It received critical acclaim upon its release and won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Michael Curtiz, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The cast's performances, memorable dialogue, and timeless romance have contributed to the film's enduring popularity. "Casablanca" remains a cultural touchstone and is often referenced in popular media.
• Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart): The owner of Rick's Café Américain, an establishment known for its lively atmosphere. Rick is initially portrayed as detached and cynical, but his past is revealed as the story progresses.
• Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman): A Norwegian woman with a complicated history with Rick. She is caught in a love triangle between Rick and her husband, Victor Laszlo.
• Captain Louis Renault (Claude Rains): The corrupt and witty French police captain in Casablanca. He adds a layer of humor to the film and undergoes a moral transformation as the story unfolds.
Over the years, the Casablanca poster...
Category
American Realist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
Tête de Femme (Duthuit 23), Pierres Levees, Poèmes, Henri Matisse
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin de Lana a la forme paper. Inscription: signed in pencil and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Jules Romains, de l'academie Française, ...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$13,596 Sale Price
20% Off
Pablo Picasso Visage de Dora Maar, 1942 Original etching. Bibl. Bloch 360.
Located in Torino, IT
PABLO PICASSO, Malaga 1881 - Mougins 1973
Non Vouloir - Visage de Dora Maar, 1942
Original Zincography. Bibliography: Bloch 360, Block books no. 36, Cramer 36, Galantaris 189, Gaya...
Category
Cubist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Original You buy 'em We'll fly 'em! Defense Bonds vintage WW2 poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster: "You buy 'em We'll fly 'em!" Artists: J. Walter Wilkinson and his son Walter G. Wilkinson. (1917 - 1971). Linen backed with original WW2 U.S. military with original issued fold marks restored. Excellent condition. Touchup pinhole in the four corners. Excellent colors. Ready to frame.
A flying ace pilot smiles and gives the thumbs up to the viewer to promote war bonds, saying, "You Buy 'Em, We'll Fly' Em" in this 1942 WWII poster by J. Walter Wilkinson and his son Walter G. Wilkinson. The artwork features a squadron of Douglas SBD Dauntless, which the US Navy used as scout planes and dive bombers. The seal at the bottom of the poster reads, "The More Bonds You Buy- The More Planes Will Fly." This poster is one in a series of six created by the award-winning father-son team for the United States Treasury Department. J. Walter Wilkinson (1892-1988) and his son Walter G. Wilkinson (1917-1971) created several posters for the United States Department of Treasury during the Second World War. J. Walter Wilkinson was an academic painter who studied in Italy and worked for advertising agencies in Philadelphia. He specialized in outdoor landscapes and created many commercial artworks for advertising campaigns, including Ivory Soap, Pabst Beer...
Category
American Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
Square Head of a Woman with Full Lips, from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Square Head of a Woman with Full Lips
Portfolio: Carmen
Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper
Year: 1949
Edition Size: 289
Framed Size: 18 3/4" x 16 3/4"...
Category
1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
"Death Takes The Children" lithograph by Käthe Kollwitz
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold print of "Death Takes the Children" by Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945). This piece is one of the Lithographic reproductions of the original lithographs, plate 9 from a series...
Category
Expressionist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
Untitled from Les Lettres Portugaises
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse
Medium: lithograph
Portfolio: Untitled from Les Lettres Portugaises
Year: 1946
Edition: 250
Framed Size: 16 3/4" x 14 1/2"
Reference: Duthuit 15
Signed: Unsigned
Category
Fauvist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
On Earth Peace - 1942
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A poignant image of children sining in a choir, gut with gas masks hanging on the wall behind them at the right side of image. Rare image of this World War II era image.
A fine impr...
Category
American Realist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Lithographie VI (Duthuit 20), Repli, Gravures de Henri Matisse
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin a la forme des papeteries d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Repli, Gravures de Henri Matisse, 1947. Publ...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$5,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Original "Radio Point Bleu Musical!" vintage French poster, linen backed
Located in Spokane, WA
Original “Radio Point Bleu Musical!” vintage French antique poster. Archivail linen backed in very fine condition, ready to frame. Signed J.L.B. in the plate at upper right. No specific year is indicated on the poster.
Point Bleu / Radio Musical! Paris: Bedos & Cie. Lithograph poster for the French radio manufacturer, showing a woman’s face in silhouette with a treble clef over her ear; red and blue lettering against a bright yellow background. Printer: Paris: Bedos & Cie. The poster does not have a date, but most of the Point Bleu radio posters...
Category
American Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$660 Sale Price
20% Off
Tête de Femme (Duthuit 21), Le Poème pulvérisé, Henri Matisse
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Linocut on vélin pur fil Johannot a la forme paper. Inscription: signed in pencil and unnumbered, as issued, from the edition of 50. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Le Poème p...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
$19,996 Sale Price
20% Off
pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the pastel). A soft and delicate impression, printed in Paris in 1948 and published in an edition of 1200 by Braun et Cie. Size: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (164 x 11...
Category
Impressionist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
Original Pin-Up - Telephone Call linen backed vintage pinup girl.
Located in Spokane, WA
Behold the original lithographic Petty Pin-up, a unique vertical-format piece. The see-through bathing suit she wears seems to make her glow, especially with her red hair peeking fro...
Category
American Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the pastel). A soft and delicate impression, printed in Paris in 1948 and published in an edition of 1200 by Braun et Cie. Size: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (164 x 11...
Category
Impressionist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
Freedom From Fear original 1943 Four Freedoms vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original World War II "Freedom from Fear" Ours ... To fight for by Rockwell. One of the 4 freedom posters created in 1943 by Norman Rockwell.
Fre...
Category
American Realist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
Square Head of a Woman Half Smiling (Plate XII), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Square Head of a Woman Half Smiling (Plate XII)
Portfolio: Carmen
Medium: Original etching on Montval wove paper
Year: 1949
Edition: 289
Frame Size: 21" ...
Category
Cubist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Original Vetements Forchic French fashion vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original lithograph, linen backed. Vetements Forchic. Pour Lui; Elle a Choise. Archival linen-backed vintage French fashion poster in fine...
Category
American Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
The Jewish Welfare Board original 1918 vintage World War 1 antique poster
Located in Spokane, WA
The Jewish Welfare Board. Original World 1 vintage poster, excellent condition; archival linen backed and ready to frame. Printer: Alco-Gravure, Inc., N. Y.
Civilians: When we...
Category
American Realist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
U. S. Census Saturday Evening Post original 1940 vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original poster: THE SAURDAY EVENING POST. Artist: Noman Rockwell. Size: 21.75" x 28". Archival linen backed in very fine condition. The painting for this original poster ...
Category
American Realist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
original woodcut for Pierre a feu Les miroirs profonds
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in 1947 in an edition of 950 on Rives wove paper for "Pierre a feu / Les miroirs profonds" and published in Paris by Maeght. Image size: 8 1/4 x 6 1...
Category
1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Original "BEWARE Spreading Vital Informaton .. SILENCE" vintage WWII poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original "Beware Spreading Vital Information Will Undermine Our War Effort. Do your Part In Silence" vintage World War 2 poster.
Ori...
Category
American Impressionist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Square Head of a Woman Pouting (Plate XIII), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Square Head of a Woman Pouting (Plate XIII)
Portfolio: Carmen
Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper
Year: 1949
Edition: 289
Frame Size: 21" x 18"
Sheet S...
Category
1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Tete de Femme - Etching by Fernand Léger - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint realied by Léger in 1952.
Artist proof our of and edition of 100.
Hand signed in pencil lower right.
Category
Cubist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Original Buy Bonds Every Payday vintage World War 2 vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original World War 2 vintage poster: YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS EITHER! BUY BONDS EVERY PAYDAY. Linen-backed, fine condition, ready to frame. Great ...
Category
American Realist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
$2,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Rouault, Portrait, Divertissement (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Divertissement, 1943. Published by Tériade, éditeur, Éditions de la Revue Verve, Paris; printed by Draeger Frères, Paris, February 1943. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), This Manuscript entirely painted by Georges Rouault was engraved by the Master Printers, Draeger Frères and finished printing by them in February 1943 under the direction of Tériade for the Éditions de la Revue Verve. It was taken from this volume: XL examples on papier de Chine ancien with suite, numbered from I to XL, MCC examples on vélin d'Arches made especially for this volume numbered from XLI to MCCXL and XXX examples on Arches marked from I to XXX.
GEORGES ROUAULT (1871-1958) French painter, printmaker, ceramicist, and maker of stained glass who, drawing inspiration from French medieval masters, united religious and secular traditions divorced since the Renaissance. Rouault was born in a cellar in Paris during a bombardment of the city by the forces opposed to the Commune. His father was a cabinetmaker. A grandfather took an interest in art and owned a collection of Honoré Daumier’s lithographs...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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Raoul Dufy (after) - Autoportrait - Lithograph
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
(after) Raoul Dufy
Lithograph after a watercolor, published in the book "Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy." Paris, Librairie Académique Perrin, 1965.
Printed signature
Dimensions: ...
Category
Fauvist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Patitcha. Masque
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse
Patitcha. Masque
1947
Aquatint on BFK Rives paper, signed in pencil and numbered 3/25
Paper size: 56.2 x 38.1 cms (22.1 x 15 ins)
Image size: 34.6 x 27.4 cms (13 5/8 x 10 7/8 ins)
HM16063
Duthuit, C.,1983. Henri Matisse: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé, Paris. n. 786 plate 367.
Yau, J., 2018. Henri Matisse Prints...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
Grande masque
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse
Grande Masque
1948
Aquatint on Marais paper, signed in pencil and numbered 11/25, there were also 5 artist’s proofs.
Signed, dedicated "à Nadia Sednaoui" and inscribed ...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
$120,000
Self-Portrait I, Modern Drypoint and aquatint by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Self-Portrait I (Portrait de l'artiste I), Year: 1946, Medium: Drypoint and aquatint on BFK Rives, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 50,...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
Original Freedom from Want 1943 vintage poster. Thanksgiving
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster: FREEDOM FROM WANT, Ours to fight for ...
Original. Artist: Normal Rockwell. Archival linen backed in fine condition, ready to frame. Note: All US Go...
Category
American Realist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
Original Avenge December 7th vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Avenge December 7th vintage poster. Linen backed; excellent condition. Artist: Bernard Perlin. Office of War Information, Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-491978
Dramatic original World War II poster depicting a sailor with his fist raised, standing above a scene of an exploding battleship, with the words “Avenge December 7” in red across the middle of the poster. The striking image on OWI “Poster No. 15,” memorializing the events of December 7, 1941, was created by artist Bernard Perlin.
U. S. Government Printing Office. Year: 1942
As a Life Magazine war art correspondent living in Europe during the 1940s and 1950s, Perlin continued to document social change uniquely. An American painter primarily known for creating many American posters during WWII and for magic realism...
Category
American Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
Pasiphae Plate 12: Seule, au pied du grand caroubier
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse
Title: Plate 12: Seule, au pied du grand caroubier (Only, At the Foot of the Great Carob Tree)
Portfolio: Pasiphae
Medium: Linocut on Arches vellum
Date: 1944
E...
Category
Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
I'll Carry Mine Too! Original World War 2 vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original I'LL CARRY MINE TOO! ORIGINAL VINTAGE WWII POSTER.
Artist: Valentino Sarra. Size: 22" x 28". Year: 1943. Original U. S. Government World War II vintage poster. Professional archival linen backing; ready to frame. Original WWII fold marks restored during linen backing. (All WWII U. S. Government posters were folded - this is not a defect.)
During World War ll conservation was a major part of the war effort. In this image we see the lady carrying her own groceries home and thereby saving wear and tear on trucks and tires as well as aiding the troops. Each citizen was encouraged to do their part in helping in the allied war effort. This is an Original Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction.
A fun World War 2...
Category
American Realist 1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Pablo Picasso - Seated Woman - Original Etching
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pablo Picasso - Seated Woman - Original Etching
Signed and dated in the plate
1943
Edition: 200
Dimensions: 18.5 x 28 cm
Platemark size : 13.2 x 24.5
Material: LaFuMa paper, watermark on the lower right
Reference: Bloch 362; Baer 689Bb; Cramer 39;
Elliott, Picasso on Paper, National Galleries of Scotland, 2007, illustrated p.84
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 Walter and Dora Maar. Pablo Picasso remarried Jacqueline Roque in 1961; the couple remained married until his death 12 years later, in 1973.
Work as a pacifist
Pablo Picasso was a pacifist, and large scale paintings he created, showcased this cry for peace, and change during the time. A 1937 piece he created, after the German bombing of Guernica, was one such influential piece of the time. Not only did this become his most famous piece of art work, but the piece which showed the brutality of war, and death, also made him a prominent political figure of the time. To sell his work, and the message he believed in, art, politics, and eccentricity, were among his main selling points.
Conflicting with social views
Many things Pablo Picasso did during the 1950s, conflicted with the general public. Viciousness towards his children, exaggerated virility towards women, and joining the Communist party, were some of the many scandals which he was involved in during his lifetime. Although most of the things he did were viewed negatively by a minority of the general public, admirers of Pablo Picasso turned a blind eye, and still accepted him as a prominent figure in their society. Following the end of WWII, Pablo Picasso turned back towards his classic style of work, and he created the "Dove of Peace." Even though he became a member of the Communist party, and supported Stalin and his political views and rule, Pablo Picasso could do no wrong. In the eyes of his admirers and supporters, he was still a prominent figure, and one which they would follow, regardless of what wrongs he did. He was not only an influence because of the works he created, but he was also an influential figure in the political realm.
Influence outside of art
Although Pablo Picasso is mainly known for his influence to the art world, he was an extremely prominent figure during his time, and to the 20th century in general. He spread his influences to the art world, but also to many aspects of the cultural realm of life as well. He played several roles in film, where he always portrayed himself; he also followed a bohemian lifestyle, and seemed to take liberties as he chose, even during the later stages of his life. He even died in style, while hosting a dinner party in his home.
Collection of work
Pablo Picasso is recognized as the world's most prolific painter. His career spanned over a 78 year period, in which he created: 13,500 paintings, 100,000 prints and engravings, and 34,000 illustrations which were used in books. He also produced 300 sculptures and ceramic pieces during this expansive career. It is also estimated that over 350 pieces which he created during his career, have been stolen; this is a figure that is far higher than any other artist throughout history.
Sale of his works
Pablo Picasso has also sold more pieces, and his works have brought in higher profit margins, than any other artist of his time. His pieces rank among the most expensive art...
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Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
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Etching
Original "First Class Soldier and Citizen, USA" vintage American poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Linen backed original post-World War II military poster "First Class Soldier and Citizen, U.S.A."
Original fold marks have been restored during linen backing. The poster features a smiling Army soldier in his khaki uniform. A rare original military poster to find today. (The poster was documented as being printed in a larger size.). R-224-RPB-2-1-47
A military recruitment poster for young men to join the military post World War 2. The poster features a clean-cut, handsome man in his military uniform with crossed arms smiling at you. Artist: Glass. No known biography of this artist.
This is an original 1947 vintage American poster...
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American Realist 1940s Portrait Prints
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Offset
$380 Sale Price
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Rouault, Portrait, Divertissement (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Divertissement, 1943. Published by Tériade, éditeur, Édit...
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Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
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Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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Rouault, Portrait, Divertissement (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Divertissement, 1943. Published by Tériade, éditeur, Édit...
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Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
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Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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Round Head of a Man with Tiny Features (Plate XVII), from Carmen
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Round Head of a Man with Tiny Features (Plate XVII)
Portfolio: Carmen
Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper
Year: 1949
Edition: 289
Frame Size: 21" x 18"...
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1940s Portrait Prints
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Etching
Lithographie III (Duthuit 20), Repli, Gravures de Henri Matisse
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin a la forme des papeteries d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Repli, Gravures de Henri Matisse, 1947. Publ...
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Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
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Lithograph
$5,196 Sale Price
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Original 'Is YOUR trip necessary?' vintage WWII poster World War II
Located in Spokane, WA
Original WW1 poster. Is Your Trip Necessary? Original American military poster: Millions of troops are on the move... Is YOUR trip necessary? ...
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American Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
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Offset
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954)
Lithograph
Signed in the plate
Vélin Paper
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm (12 x 9")
This lithograph is one of a rare edition made during the Second World War ...
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Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
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Lithograph
Les Deux Nus, Modern Lithograph by Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Masson, French (1896 - 1987) - Les Deux Nus, Year: 1949, Medium: Lithograph on wove paper, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 20/20, Image Size: 14 x 11 inches, Size: 19 ...
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Modern 1940s Portrait Prints
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Lithograph