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Picasso 1949 Lithograph

1949 Original poster for the peace exhibition of Pablo Picasso
1949 Original poster for the peace exhibition of Pablo Picasso

1949 Original poster for the peace exhibition of Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

The 1949 original poster by Pablo Picasso, created for the Exposition de la Paix (Peace Exhibition), is a masterful and poignant symbol of hope and unity in the aftermath of World Wa...

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1940s Prints and Multiples

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Femme au Buste en Coeur, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
Femme au Buste en Coeur, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso

Femme au Buste en Coeur, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Long Island City, NY

Sitting in an armchair, the woman with a heart-shaped torso is rendered with simple rectangular shapes outlined by cobalt blue and bright yellow. Set against a soft pastel background...

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1940s Cubist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

After Pablo Picasso „The Black Bull“ Lithograph
After Pablo Picasso „The Black Bull“ Lithograph

After Pablo Picasso „The Black Bull“ Lithograph

By (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in Vienna, AT

The lithographic print is titled "Le Taureau Noir" (The Black Bull) by Picasso on April 20, 1947. The lithograph is signed in print "Picasso" at the lower left-hand corner and is dat...

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Vintage 1940s Spanish Prints

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Paper

Apples, Glass and Knife by Pablo Picasso

Apples, Glass and Knife by Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in New York, NY

Lithograph entitled "Apples, Glass and Knife", from the suite "Dans L'Atelier de Picasso". Printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, in an edition of 50, signed and numbered on colophon (not...

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1940s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Dancer, from Not Wanting, 1942
Pablo Picasso, Dancer, from Not Wanting, 1942

Pablo Picasso, Dancer, from Not Wanting, 1942

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite zincograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Danseuse (Dancer), from the album Non vouloir (Not Wanting), originates from the 1942 edition published by Editions Jea...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Bather, from Not Wanting, 1942
Pablo Picasso, Bather, from Not Wanting, 1942

Pablo Picasso, Bather, from Not Wanting, 1942

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite zincograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Baigneuse (Bather), from the album Non vouloir (Not Wanting), originates from the 1942 edition published by Editions Je...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Head, from Not Wanting, 1942
Pablo Picasso, Head, from Not Wanting, 1942

Pablo Picasso, Head, from Not Wanting, 1942

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite zincograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Tete (Head), from the album Non vouloir (Not Wanting), originates from the 1942 edition published by Editions Jeanne Bu...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Dancer, from The Honeysuckle, 1943
Pablo Picasso, Dancer, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

Pablo Picasso, Dancer, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite zincograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Danseuse (Dancer), from the album Le Chevre-Feuille (The Honeysuckle), originates from the 1943 edition published by Ro...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Faces, from The Honeysuckle, 1943
Pablo Picasso, Faces, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

Pablo Picasso, Faces, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite zincograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Visages (Faces), from the album Le Chevre-Feuille (The Honeysuckle), originates from the 1943 edition published by Robe...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

A framed lithograph from the Swedish, portfolio of 200 “Ceramiques de Picasso”
A framed lithograph from the Swedish, portfolio of 200 “Ceramiques de Picasso”

A framed lithograph from the Swedish, portfolio of 200 “Ceramiques de Picasso”

By Albert Skira, Pablo Picasso

Located in London, GB

A framed lithographic plate from the 1948 Swedish, limited edition portfolio of only 200 “Ceramiques de Picasso” by Albert Skira, framed, with the die-cut, gloss coloured lithograph...

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Vintage 1940s Swedish Decorative Art

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Paper

Pablo Picasso, Two Bathers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943
Pablo Picasso, Two Bathers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

Pablo Picasso, Two Bathers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite zincograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Deux baigneurs (Two Bathers), from the album Le Chevre-Feuille (The Honeysuckle), originates from the 1943 edition publ...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Two Women, from The Honeysuckle, 1943
Pablo Picasso, Two Women, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

Pablo Picasso, Two Women, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite zincograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Deux Femmes (Two Women), from the album Le Chevre-Feuille (The Honeysuckle), originates from the 1943 edition published...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Three Bathers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943
Pablo Picasso, Three Bathers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

Pablo Picasso, Three Bathers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite zincograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Trois baigneurs (Three Bathers), from the album Le Chevre-Feuille (The Honeysuckle), originates from the 1943 edition p...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Woman in an Armchair, from Not Wanting, 1942
Pablo Picasso, Woman in an Armchair, from Not Wanting, 1942

Pablo Picasso, Woman in an Armchair, from Not Wanting, 1942

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite zincograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Femme dans un fauteuil (Woman in an Armchair), from the album Non vouloir (Not Wanting), originates from the 1942 editi...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso, Seated Woman and Two Dancers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943
Pablo Picasso, Seated Woman and Two Dancers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

Pablo Picasso, Seated Woman and Two Dancers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite zincograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Femme assise et deux danseurs (Seated Woman and Two Dancers), from the album Le Chevre-Feuille (The Honeysuckle), origi...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Inès and Her Child
Inès and Her Child

Inès and Her Child

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Naples, Florida

Lithograph in black on Arches paper Edition: Printer’s proof, annotated “6/6 FM”, outside the edition of 50 + 5 artist’s proofs Inscribed on the verso: “M. 61...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Archival Paper, Lithograph

Composition au verre a pied (Composition with stemmed glass)
Composition au verre a pied (Composition with stemmed glass)

Composition au verre a pied (Composition with stemmed glass)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Composition au verre a pied (Composition with stemmed glass) Lithograph (Ink drawing, pen and brush transferred to lithograph stone) , 1947 Unsigned Edition: a proof outside the edit...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Ink, Lithograph

La Tasse et la Pomme (The Cup and the Apple)
La Tasse et la Pomme (The Cup and the Apple)

La Tasse et la Pomme (The Cup and the Apple)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairlawn, OH

La Tasse et la Pomme (The Cup and the Apple) Wash drawing and gouache transferred to lithograph stone, 1947 One of four unsigned proofs Edition: a proof outside the edition of 50 pri...

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1940s French School Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

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Pablo Picasso Le Crapaud (The Toad) (Bloch 0585) Lithograph

Pablo Picasso Le Crapaud (The Toad) (Bloch 0585) Lithograph

By Pablo Picasso

Located in New York, NY

Lithograph (wash drawing on zinc) on Arches paper From the edition of 50 Signed by the artist in red crayon, lower right Numbered 26/50 in pencil, lower left Printed by Mourlot Sheet...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

Ines et son Enfant
Ines et son Enfant

Pablo PicassoInes et son Enfant, 1947

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H 65 in W 50 in

Ines et son Enfant

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Castle Cary, GB

It is a large lithograph, signed by Picasso. Impressions from this lithograph edition are included in the following Public Collections : MOMA New York Kunstmuseum Picasso, Munster...

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1940s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Tête de femme (Suite Gongora Planche XVIII)
Tête de femme (Suite Gongora Planche XVIII)

Tête de femme (Suite Gongora Planche XVIII)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in SAINT BARTHELEMY, FR

Lithograph in limited edition on Arches paper representing the Planche II from the Gongora Suite. The Gongora Suite is an original Series of Aquatints realized by Pablo Picasso in th...

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1940s Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Tete de femme couronnée de fleurs (Suite Gongora Planche II)
Tete de femme couronnée de fleurs (Suite Gongora Planche II)

Tete de femme couronnée de fleurs (Suite Gongora Planche II)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in SAINT BARTHELEMY, FR

Lithograph in limited edition on Arches paper representing the Planche II from the Gongora Suite. The Gongora Suite is an original Series of Aquatints realized by Pablo Picasso in th...

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1940s Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Youth

Pablo PicassoYouth, 1950

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H 22.25 in W 30.25 in

Youth

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Youth, 9 June 1950 Lithograph Image: 19 13/16 x 25 9/16 inches Sheet: 22 1/4 x 30 1/4 inches One of the five proofs for the artist, apart from the signed and numbered edition of ...

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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Têtes de Béliers

Pablo PicassoTêtes de Béliers, 1945

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H 12.8 in W 17.41 in

Têtes de Béliers

By Pablo Picasso

Located in London, GB

Bloch 382; Mourlot 19 only state Lithograph, 1945. Signed and numbered in pencil. An impression from the edition of 50. (Bloch 382) Image Size : 23 x 34cm (9.1 x 13.4in) Sheet Size...

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

Picasso Lithograph - Profil de Femme
Picasso Lithograph - Profil de Femme

Picasso Lithograph - Profil de Femme

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H 35.5 in W 28 in D 5 in

Picasso Lithograph - Profil de Femme

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Nashville, TN

Picasso lithograph of Francoise, [Profil de Femme] 1947. Signed, lower right, in pencil. Hinged in frame. Gilt frame. Image size: 15"w x 22"h.

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Vintage 1940s French Prints

Nature morte au verre, Lithograph by Pablo Picasso
Nature morte au verre, Lithograph by Pablo Picasso

Nature morte au verre, Lithograph by Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Long Island City, NY

Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973) - Nature morte au verre, Portfolio: Cahiers d'Art, Year: 1945, Medium: Lithograph, signed and dated in the plate, Size: 12.75 x 10 in. (32.39 x ...

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1940s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso (after) - Four Ballet Dancers - Lithograph
Pablo Picasso (after) - Four Ballet Dancers - Lithograph

Pablo Picasso (after) - Four Ballet Dancers - Lithograph

By (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Pablo Picasso (after) - Four Ballet Dancers - Lithograph Signed in the plate 1946 Publisher: Albert Carman Dimensions: 48 x 33 cm From Picasso Fiften Drawings Pablo Picasso Picass...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Pablo Picasso Figure Composee I
Pablo Picasso Figure Composee I

Pablo Picasso Figure Composee I

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Figure Composée I Medium: Lithograph Year: 1949 Edition: 3/50 Frame Size: 31 1/2" x 25 1/2" Sheet Size: 25 5/8" x 19 1/2" Signature: Hand signed in penci...

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1940s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

After Pablo Picasso - Study For Demoiselles d'Avignon - Lithograph Reproduction
After Pablo Picasso - Study For Demoiselles d'Avignon - Lithograph Reproduction

After Pablo Picasso - Study For Demoiselles d'Avignon - Lithograph Reproduction

By (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Pablo Picasso (after) - Study For Demoiselles d'Avignon - Lithograph Reproduction 1946 Publisher: Albert Carman Dimensions: 48 x 33 cm From Picasso Fifteen Drawings Pablo Picasso ...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Nature Morte au Pot de Grès - Lithograph by Pablo Picasso - 1947
Nature Morte au Pot de Grès - Lithograph by Pablo Picasso - 1947

Nature Morte au Pot de Grès - Lithograph by Pablo Picasso - 1947

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed in red pencil and numbered. Dated in plate. Edition 14/50. On Arches Wove Paper. Excellent condition. Reference: Bloch n.443; Mourlot 86.

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1940s Cubist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Seated Woman - Picasso
Seated Woman - Picasso

Seated Woman - Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Seated Woman - Picasso Lithograph signed and dated in the plate Noted in Plate 23.D.43 1943 46x63.5 cms In very good condition

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1940s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Mid-Century Modern Pablo Picasso Portrait Defemme 288/500 Lithograph 1940s COA
Mid-Century Modern Pablo Picasso Portrait Defemme 288/500 Lithograph 1940s COA

Mid-Century Modern Pablo Picasso Portrait Defemme 288/500 Lithograph 1940s COA

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

For your consideration is an extraordinarily rare lithograph, from the series Portrait de Femme estate, signed by Marina Picasso in silver frame. This image is extremely hard to find...

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Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

'Four Ballet Dancers' by Pablo Picasso. Lithograph, edition of 500. Printed 1946
'Four Ballet Dancers' by Pablo Picasso. Lithograph, edition of 500. Printed 1946

'Four Ballet Dancers' by Pablo Picasso. Lithograph, edition of 500. Printed 1946

By Pablo Picasso

Located in London, GB

Four Ballet Dancers - signed in the plate, pochoir and lithograph, printed by Albert Carman 1946, edition: 500, French Vintage frame

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Vintage 1940s French Modern Prints

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Wood, Paint, Parchment Paper

A Swedish framed limited edition 1948 lithograph “Ceramiques de Picasso”
A Swedish framed limited edition 1948 lithograph “Ceramiques de Picasso”

A Swedish framed limited edition 1948 lithograph “Ceramiques de Picasso”

By Albert Skira, Pablo Picasso

Located in London, GB

A framed lithographic plate from the 1948 Swedish, numbered limited edition portfolio of only 200 “Ceramiques de Picasso” by Albert Skira, framed, with the die-cut, gloss coloured l...

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Vintage 1940s Swedish Decorative Art

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Paper

Pablo Picasso Tete de Femme Fond Noir
Pablo Picasso Tete de Femme Fond Noir

Pablo Picasso Tete de Femme Fond Noir

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Tête de Femme Fond Noir Medium: Lithograph Year: 1946 Edition: 15/50 Frame Size: 27 3/4" x 21 3/4" Sheet Size: 12 1/4" x 9 1/4" Signature: Hand signed in...

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1940s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Vintage Framed Picasso “Dove” or “La Colombe” Lithograph by Mourlot
Vintage Framed Picasso “Dove” or “La Colombe” Lithograph by Mourlot

Vintage Framed Picasso “Dove” or “La Colombe” Lithograph by Mourlot

By Mourlot, (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in San Diego, CA

Lithograph of “Dove” (French: La Colombe) a 1949 work on paper created by Pablo Picasso in 1949.

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Vintage 1970s French Expressionist Prints

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Glass

Maternity : Mother and Child - Lithograph, 1946
Maternity : Mother and Child - Lithograph, 1946

Maternity : Mother and Child - Lithograph, 1946

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Paris, IDF

Pablo Picasso (after) Maternity : Mother and Child, 1946 Lithograph and stencil Printed signature in the plate On wove paper 48 x 33 cm (c. 19 x 13 in) From the set 'Fifteen drawing...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Stencil

1948 Pablo Picasso poster Exhibition of Flower and Perfume Pottery in Vallauris
1948 Pablo Picasso poster Exhibition of Flower and Perfume Pottery in Vallauris

1948 Pablo Picasso poster Exhibition of Flower and Perfume Pottery in Vallauris

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

Very beautiful poster of Pablo Picasso ( 1881- 1973 ) for an exhibition of Flower and Perfume Pottery in Vallauris. In 1948, Picasso moved to Vallauris where he stayed until 1955. Du...

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1940s Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

La Colombe

Pablo PicassoLa Colombe, 1949

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H 21.5 in W 27.5 in

La Colombe

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Chicago, IL

Picasso created La Colombe (The Dove) on January 9th, 1949 in the atelier of the printer Fernand Mourlot in Paris.

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1940s Modern Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Plate 3, Elegie de Ihpetonga suive de Masques de cendre

Plate 3, Elegie de Ihpetonga suive de Masques de cendre

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Unsigned, as is usual From: Elegie de Ihpetonga suive de Masques de cendre (4 plates) Dated in the stone 11-4-49 Edition: 220 (20 on Japanese, 180 (as here) on Rives, 20 Not For S...

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1940s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Plate 4, Elegie de Ihpetonga suive de Masques de cendre

Plate 4, Elegie de Ihpetonga suive de Masques de cendre

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Unsigned as usual From: Elegie de Ihpetonga suive de Masques de cendre (4 plates) Dated in the stone 11-4-49 Edition: 220 (20 on Japanese, 180 (as here) on Rives, 20 Not For Sale)...

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1940s Cubist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Plate 1 from Elegie d'Ihpetonga suive de Masques de cendre

Plate 1 from Elegie d'Ihpetonga suive de Masques de cendre

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairlawn, OH

From: Elegie d'Ihpatonga suive de Masques de cendre (Elegy of Ihpatonga and Masks of Ashes) Dated in the stone: 11-4-49 Edition: 220 (20 on Japanese, 180 on River as here, 20 not f...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

La Femme au Fauteuil

La Femme au Fauteuil

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

In late 1948 and early 1949 Picasso created a series of lithographs for which this image was the basis.

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1940s Cubist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Tête de Femme Fond Noir
Tête de Femme Fond Noir

Tête de Femme Fond Noir

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Tête de Femme Fond Noir Medium: Lithograph Year: 1946 Edition: 15/50 Frame Size: 27 3/4" x 21 3/4" Sheet Size: 12 1/4" x 9 1/4" Signature: Hand signed in...

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1940s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Weeping Woman
Weeping Woman

Pablo PicassoWeeping Woman, 1946

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H 18.9 in W 12.92 in

Weeping Woman

By Pablo Picasso

Located in OPOLE, PL

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Weeping Woman (1937) Lithograph from 1946. Dimensions of work: 48 x 32.8 cm Publisher: Pantheon. The work is in Good condition. Fast and secure shipm...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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Picasso 1949 Lithograph For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate picasso 1949 lithograph for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Contemporary style, while we also have 5 Contemporary versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect picasso 1949 lithograph may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. When looking for the right picasso 1949 lithograph for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of beige, gray, black and brown. Creating a picasso 1949 lithograph has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Pablo Picasso and (after) Pablo Picasso are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in lithograph, paper and ink.

How Much is a Picasso 1949 Lithograph?

The average selling price for a picasso 1949 lithograph we offer is $1,862, while they’re typically $375 on the low end and $83,738 for the highest priced.

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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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Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

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