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Picasso 156

Original Exhibition Catalog – Els 156 Darrers Gravats Originals by Pablo Picasso
Original Exhibition Catalog – Els 156 Darrers Gravats Originals by Pablo Picasso

Original Exhibition Catalog – Els 156 Darrers Gravats Originals by Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Barcelona, ES

Original Exhibition Catalog – Els 156 Darrers Gravats Originals by Pablo Picasso, Sala Gaspar, 1978 Artist: Pablo Picasso Exhibition: Els 156 Darrers Gravats Originals – Sala Gaspa...

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Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

The 156, Midnight Swim - Original Etching (Baer #1987)
The 156, Midnight Swim - Original Etching (Baer #1987)

The 156, Midnight Swim - Original Etching (Baer #1987)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Paris, IDF

Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) The 156, Midnight Swim. Women Surprised by a Laughing Sailor (plate 123), 1978 Posthumous etching (Crommelynck workshop) Signed with stamp Justified HC B/C...

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1970s Cubist Nude Prints

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Etching

The 156, Painter Drawing is Model - Original Etching, Signed (Baer #1876)
The 156, Painter Drawing is Model - Original Etching, Signed (Baer #1876)

The 156, Painter Drawing is Model - Original Etching, Signed (Baer #1876)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Paris, IDF

Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Series 156, Painter Drawing is Model (plate 16), 1978 Original etching (Crommelynck workshop) Signed with stamp Justified HC B/C On vellum, 63 x 76 cm (c. ...

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1970s Cubist Portrait Prints

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Etching

The 156, Spectacle for a Couple - Original Etching, Signed (Baer #1875)
The 156, Spectacle for a Couple - Original Etching, Signed (Baer #1875)

The 156, Spectacle for a Couple - Original Etching, Signed (Baer #1875)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Paris, IDF

Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Series 156, Spectacle for a couple : Captain Frans Banningh Cocq and Women (plate 15), 1978 Original etching with aquatint (Crommelynck workshop) Signed wi...

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1970s Cubist Portrait Prints

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Etching

Pablo Picasso, "La Fete de la Madame, " dry point etching
Pablo Picasso, "La Fete de la Madame, " dry point etching

Pablo Picasso, "La Fete de la Madame, " dry point etching

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This piece is an original dry point etching with aquatint and scraper, created by Pablo Picasso in 1971, for the 156 Series. This piece is stamp signed and numbered from the edition ...

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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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Filles Entre Elles- La Recreation en Masque, from the Series 156
Filles Entre Elles- La Recreation en Masque, from the Series 156

Filles Entre Elles- La Recreation en Masque, from the Series 156

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Filles Entre Elles- La Recreation en Masque, from the Series 156, 1971 Etching 19 3/4 x 25 3/4 inches Edition of 50 Stamped signature and numbered PIX1984A

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

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Etching

Femme au Lit avec Visiteurs en Costume du XVII Siecle, from the 156 Series
Femme au Lit avec Visiteurs en Costume du XVII Siecle, from the 156 Series

Femme au Lit avec Visiteurs en Costume du XVII Siecle, from the 156 Series

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Femme au Lit avec Visiteurs en Costume du XVII Siecle, from the 156 Series, 1971 Etching Image: 14 5/8 x 19 1/2 inches Sheet: 25 3/4 x 19 7/8 inches, Rives BFK One of 3 proofs be...

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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Pablo Picasso Abstract Etching, Unsigned, Series 156
Pablo Picasso Abstract Etching, Unsigned, Series 156

Pablo Picasso Abstract Etching, Unsigned, Series 156

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso (posthumously) Title: Peintre et Modele en Robe Tricotee Medium: Etching Portfolio: Series 156 Date: 1978 Edition: 1/50 Stamped signature Frame Size: 16 7/8" x ...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Portrait Prints

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Etching

Pablo Picasso Abstract Etching, Unsigned, Series 156
Pablo Picasso Abstract Etching, Unsigned, Series 156

Pablo Picasso Abstract Etching, Unsigned, Series 156

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso (posthumously) Title: Femme au Fauteuil et Homme Accoude Medium: Etching Portfolio: Series 156 Date: 1978 Edition: 1/50 Stamped signature Frame Size: 19 1/8" x ...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Portrait Prints

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Etching

Pablo Picasso Abstract Etching, Unsigned, Series 156
Pablo Picasso Abstract Etching, Unsigned, Series 156

Pablo Picasso Abstract Etching, Unsigned, Series 156

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso (posthumously) Title: Monument Funeraire d'un Sculpteur, avec sa Femme, son Pigeon Heraldique et une Sculpture, et Bacchantes Medium: Etching Portfolio: Series ...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Portrait Prints

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Etching

Original Exhibition Catalog – Els 156 Darrers Gravats Originals by Pablo Picasso
Original Exhibition Catalog – Els 156 Darrers Gravats Originals by Pablo Picasso

Original Exhibition Catalog – Els 156 Darrers Gravats Originals by Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Barcelona, ES

Original Exhibition Catalog – Els 156 Darrers Gravats Originals by Pablo Picasso, Sala Gaspar, 1978 Artist: Pablo Picasso Exhibition: Els 156 Darrers Gravats Originals – Sala Gaspa...

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Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

SUITE 156

Pablo PicassoSUITE 156, 1970

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H 17.72 in W 19.69 in

SUITE 156

By Pablo Picasso

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

PICASSO Pablo Ruiz Picasso Malaga 1881- Mougins 1973 Suite 156 Plate Nº70 Aguatinta-Etching 50X45 Cm.

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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Etching

SUITE 156
SUITE 156

Pablo PicassoSUITE 156, 1970

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H 16.15 in W 18.9 in

SUITE 156

By Pablo Picasso

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

PICASSO Pablo Ruiz Picasso Malaga 1881- Mougins 1973 Suite 156 Plate Nº70 Aguatinta-Etching 48X41 Cm.

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Late 20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Vase aux Chèvres (A.R.156)
Vase aux Chèvres (A.R.156)

Vase aux Chèvres (A.R.156)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

Stamped on the base: Original Picasso imprint; Madoura plein feu Ed. 40 White earthenware, deep engraving filled with oxidized paraffin, dipped in white enamel Alain Ramié, Picasso...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Faience

MOUSQUETAIRE ET ODALISQUE, MEDUSE, PLATE 47 FROM SERIES 156 (BLOCH 1902)
MOUSQUETAIRE ET ODALISQUE, MEDUSE, PLATE 47 FROM SERIES 156 (BLOCH 1902)

MOUSQUETAIRE ET ODALISQUE, MEDUSE, PLATE 47 FROM SERIES 156 (BLOCH 1902)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Aventura, FL

Mousquetaire et Odalisque, méduse, plate 47 from Series 156. Bloch 1902; Baer 1908. Etching on wove paper. Stamped signature, hand numbered in pencil. Edition of 50. Published by G...

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1970s Cubist Nude Prints

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Paper, Etching

Pablo Picasso, Untitled from 156 Series, etching
Pablo Picasso, Untitled from 156 Series, etching

Pablo Picasso, Untitled from 156 Series, etching

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This piece is an original etching by Pablo Picasso, done in 1970. It was created for Picasso's "156 Series", which consists of 156 original etchings.

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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Stamped Edition Picasso Vase Aux Chèvres ‘A. R. 156’
Stamped Edition Picasso Vase Aux Chèvres ‘A. R. 156’

Stamped Edition Picasso Vase Aux Chèvres ‘A. R. 156’

By (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Stamped edition Picasso vase aux chèvres (A. R. 156) Stamped edition Picasso Padilla, numbered 18A/500 and shape #156, FEM CO 1994.     

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1990s Mexican Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Series 156: 123
Series 156: 123

Pablo PicassoSeries 156: 123, 1971

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H 14.25 in W 19.25 in

Series 156: 123

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Series 156: 123 Etching, 1971 Signed with stamp lower right (see photo) Numbered in pencil lower left (see photo) Executed shortly before his death, the etchings in Picasso's Series ...

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1970s Modern Nude Prints

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Etching

The 156, Four Women and Rembrandt - Original Etching, Signed (Baer #1903)
The 156, Four Women and Rembrandt - Original Etching, Signed (Baer #1903)

The 156, Four Women and Rembrandt - Original Etching, Signed (Baer #1903)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Paris, IDF

Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) The 156, Four Women and Rembrandt (plate 42), 1978 Original etching (Crommelynck workshop) Signed with stamp Justified HC B/C On vellum, 33 x 25 cm (c. 13 ...

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1970s Cubist Portrait Prints

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Etching

Series 156: 081 Degas en Jaquette, se dessinant lui-même, en Habit, chez les Fil
Series 156: 081 Degas en Jaquette, se dessinant lui-même, en Habit, chez les Fil

Series 156: 081 Degas en Jaquette, se dessinant lui-même, en Habit, chez les Fil

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Quite a phantasy for the 90 year old Picasso. Executed shortly before his death, the etchings in Picasso's Series 156 are considered his last great outpouring, an intensely personal ...

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1970s French School Figurative Prints

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Etching

Pablo Picasso  Jeune Sculpteur au Travail (Bloch 156) 1933
Pablo Picasso  Jeune Sculpteur au Travail (Bloch 156) 1933

Pablo Picasso Jeune Sculpteur au Travail (Bloch 156) 1933

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Neung-sur-beuvron, FR

Original lithographs of Jeune Sculpteur au Travail (Bloch 156) have become a must-have to the finest museums : Musée Picasso Paris.

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Carbon Pencil, Lithograph

Vase aux chèvres (A.R. 156), Pablo Picasso, Design, Ceramic, Madoura, Limited
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Vase aux chèvres (A.R. 156), Pablo Picasso, Design, Ceramic, Madoura, Limited

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Geneva, CH

Vase aux chèvres (A.R. 156), July 6th, 1952 Ed. 40 pcs H. 19 cm I H. 7 1/2 in White earthenware clay, deep engraving filled with oxidized paraffin, dipped in white enamel Dated on on...

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20th Century Post-War Animal Prints

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Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware

Jeune Sculpteur finissant un Plâtre (Bloch 156)
Jeune Sculpteur finissant un Plâtre (Bloch 156)

Jeune Sculpteur finissant un Plâtre (Bloch 156)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in New York, NY

Etching printed on verge de Montval with Vollard watermark From the Suite Vollard (S.V. 46), edition of 260 Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right Inscribed "96008 H" ...

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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching

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You are likely to find exactly the picasso 156 you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many Modern and Abstract versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a picasso 156 from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a picasso 156 to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige and more. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in etching, paper and carbon pencil.

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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.

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