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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

The illustrations were engraved in etching by Pablo Picasso in such a way as to be printed within the text by the usual typographical processes.

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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

The illustrations were engraved with a burin by Pablo Picasso in such a way as to be printed within the text by the usual typographical processes; the etching, intended solely for th...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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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

The illustrations were engraved with a burin by Pablo Picasso in such a way as to be printed within the text by the usual typographical processes; the etching, intended solely for th...

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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

The illustrations were engraved with a burin by Pablo Picasso in such a way as to be printed within the text by the usual typographical processes; the etching, intended solely for th...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

The 156, Degas Imagining and Two Girls - Original Etching (Baer #1971)
The 156, Degas Imagining and Two Girls - Original Etching (Baer #1971)

The 156, Degas Imagining and Two Girls - Original Etching (Baer #1971)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Paris, IDF

(plate 107), 1978 Posthumous etching (Crommelynck workshop) Signed with stamp Justified HC B/C On vellum, 50 x 66 cm (c. 19,68 x 25,98 in) REFERENCE: - Catalogue raisonné Bloch #19...

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1970s Cubist Nude Prints

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Etching

Carmen, The Man in the Square - Original Etching (Cramer #52)
Carmen, The Man in the Square - Original Etching (Cramer #52)

Carmen, The Man in the Square - Original Etching (Cramer #52)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Paris, IDF

Pablo PICASSO Carmen, The Man in the Square, 1949 Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris) Unsigned On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in) REFERENCES : - Cat...

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching

Personnages et Nu Etching, Modern Style, Signed, Limited Edition 48/50

Personnages et Nu Etching, Modern Style, Signed, Limited Edition 48/50

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

This captivating piece centers around a female nude figure posing in the Studio, showcasing Picasso's masterful command over the etching medium.

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

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

Deux Nus Assis (Two Seated Nudes) - Etching on Paper, Edition 47/100, 1930
Deux Nus Assis (Two Seated Nudes) - Etching on Paper, Edition 47/100, 1930

Deux Nus Assis (Two Seated Nudes) - Etching on Paper, Edition 47/100, 1930

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Palm Desert, CA

‘Deux Nus Assis’ is an etching on paper by Pablo Picasso. Following his transformative 1917 visit to Italy—where Picasso encountered ancient sculpture, Renaissance masterworks, and P...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Dans l'Atelier Etching, Cubist Style, Signed, 1965, Edition 32/50
Dans l'Atelier Etching, Cubist Style, Signed, 1965, Edition 32/50

Dans l'Atelier Etching, Cubist Style, Signed, 1965, Edition 32/50

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Roma, IT

Complete Title: Dans l'Atelier (Peintre au travail avec une grande toile et un modèle debout). Etching, aquatint  and drypoint on Auvergne wove paper. Hand Signed.  Editions of 32/5...

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1960s Cubist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching

Oval Head with Dividing Line (from the Carmen portfolio) Copper Plate & Etching
Oval Head with Dividing Line (from the Carmen portfolio) Copper Plate & Etching

Oval Head with Dividing Line (from the Carmen portfolio) Copper Plate & Etching

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Based on Prosper Mérimée's 1845 novella, the same source that inspired Bizet's opera, Picasso's Carmen suite distilled the story's themes of desire, fate, and violence into a concent...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Prints

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Copper

La Pique - Linocut After Pablo Picasso - 1962
La Pique - Linocut After Pablo Picasso - 1962

La Pique - Linocut After Pablo Picasso - 1962

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Roma, IT

In addition to this, Picasso realized wonderful etchings and linocuts, which exemplify his immense talent also as a printmaker.

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1960s Cubist Figurative Prints

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Linocut

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) "Peintre et modèle avec un noeud dans les cheveux"
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) "Peintre et modèle avec un noeud dans les cheveux"

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) "Peintre et modèle avec un noeud dans les cheveux"

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 "Peintre et modèle avec un noeud dans les cheveux" 1964 etching and aquatint on BFK Rives image: 10¾ h × 15 w in (27 × 38 cm) sheet: 15 h × 18⅞ w in (38 × 48 ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Baj Chez Picasso 2, Cubist Aquatint Etching by Enrico Baj

Baj Chez Picasso 2, Cubist Aquatint Etching by Enrico Baj

By Enrico Baj

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Enrico Baj, Italian (1924 - 2003) Title: Baj Chez Picasso 2 Year: 1969 Medium: Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 86/100 Image Size: 15 x 22 inches...

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1960s Cubist Animal Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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

The illustrations were engraved in etching by Pablo Picasso in such a way as to be printed within the text by the usual typographical processes.

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

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

The illustrations were engraved in etching by Pablo Picasso in such a way as to be printed within the text by the usual typographical processes.

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

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

The illustrations were engraved in etching by Pablo Picasso in such a way as to be printed within the text by the usual typographical processes.

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Exhibition Catalog – 25 Originales: Litografías y Aguafuertes by Pablo Picasso
Exhibition Catalog – 25 Originales: Litografías y Aguafuertes by Pablo Picasso

Exhibition Catalog – 25 Originales: Litografías y Aguafuertes by Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Barcelona, ES

The exhibition featured a selection of 25 original lithographs (litografías) and etchings (aguafuertes), showcasing Picasso's enduring mastery of graphic techniques.

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Vintage 1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Picasso, Vintage Exhibition Poster, Villa Medici, Suite Vollard, 1983.
Picasso, Vintage Exhibition Poster, Villa Medici, Suite Vollard, 1983.

Picasso, Vintage Exhibition Poster, Villa Medici, Suite Vollard, 1983.

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Roma, IT

Curated by renowned art historian Jean Leymarie, the exhibition explored the profound influence of Mediterranean light, mythology, and coastal landscapes on the artistic vision of Pa...

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Posters

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Paper

Buste de femme au fichu (Bust of a Woman with a Kerchief) - Dora Maar Etching
Buste de femme au fichu (Bust of a Woman with a Kerchief) - Dora Maar Etching

Buste de femme au fichu (Bust of a Woman with a Kerchief) - Dora Maar Etching

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Palm Desert, CA

‘Buste de femme au fichu’ is an etching on paper by Pablo Picasso. The work depicts Picasso's mistress and photographer Dora Maar, identifiable by her sharp, angular features and str...

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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Écuyères et Jongleuse, Signed Etching, 1968, from 347 Series, Bloch 1482
Écuyères et Jongleuse, Signed Etching, 1968, from 347 Series, Bloch 1482

Écuyères et Jongleuse, Signed Etching, 1968, from 347 Series, Bloch 1482

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Aventura, FL

From La Série 347. Bloch 1482; Baer 1497. Etching on Rives paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the edition of 50. Published by Galerie Louis Leiris, Paris. Sheet siz...

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1960s Cubist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Etching

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

The illustrations were engraved with a burin by Pablo Picasso in such a way as to be printed within the text by the usual typographical processes; the etching, intended solely for th...

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1940s Cubist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Dignimont, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)
Dignimont, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

Dignimont, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

By André Dignimont

Located in Southampton, NY

It was taken from this folio, XX numbered examples from I to X on Lana paper, signed by authors and artists; M examples, numbered: M on Lana paper; L examples, out of commerce on Lan...

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1940s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Dignimont, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)
Dignimont, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

Dignimont, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

By André Dignimont

Located in Southampton, NY

It was taken from this folio, XX numbered examples from I to X on Lana paper, signed by authors and artists; M examples, numbered: M on Lana paper; L examples, out of commerce on Lan...

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1940s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Dignimont, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)
Dignimont, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

Dignimont, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

By André Dignimont

Located in Southampton, NY

It was taken from this folio, XX numbered examples from I to X on Lana paper, signed by authors and artists; M examples, numbered: M on Lana paper; L examples, out of commerce on Lan...

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1940s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Dignimont, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)
Dignimont, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

Dignimont, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

By André Dignimont

Located in Southampton, NY

It was taken from this folio, XX numbered examples from I to X on Lana paper, signed by authors and artists; M examples, numbered: M on Lana paper; L examples, out of commerce on Lan...

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1940s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Portrait d' Aimé Césaire - Presence Africaine After Pablo Picasso, 1956
Portrait d' Aimé Césaire - Presence Africaine After Pablo Picasso, 1956

Portrait d' Aimé Césaire - Presence Africaine After Pablo Picasso, 1956

By Pablo Picasso

Located in New York, NY

Mourlot Master Printer Henri Deschamps was asked to reproduce an original etching by Pablo Picasso that was illustrating the book "Corps Perdu", written in 1950 by famous Caribbean i...

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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Picasso (A Collection of Books and Articles)
Picasso (A Collection of Books and Articles)

Picasso (A Collection of Books and Articles)

By (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in New York, NY

Portrait of Picasso Roland Penrose 1957 Museum of Modern Art, New York Picasso in the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art William Rubin 1984 Museum of Modern Art, New York The S...

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Early 20th Century Modern More Art

Original Vintage Art Poster Picasso Engraving Exhibition Le Repas Frugal Meal
Original Vintage Art Poster Picasso Engraving Exhibition Le Repas Frugal Meal

Original Vintage Art Poster Picasso Engraving Exhibition Le Repas Frugal Meal

By Pablo Picasso

Located in London, GB

Original vintage art advertising poster for an exhibition of Pablo Picasso Engraved Work / L'oeuvre Grave at the National Library / Bibliotheque Nationale Paris from June - September...

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Vintage 1950s French Posters

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Paper

Etchings From The 347 Series - School of Paris Gallery
Etchings From The 347 Series - School of Paris Gallery

Etchings From The 347 Series - School of Paris Gallery

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Aventura, FL

Original poster created for the Picasso at the School of Paris Gallery exhibition held from June 3-20, 1975. Sheet size: 30 x 22 inches. Frame size: 37.25 x 29.25 inches. Unsigned...

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1970s Cubist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Touchagues, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)
Touchagues, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

Touchagues, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

By Louis Touchagues

Located in Southampton, NY

It was taken from this folio, XX numbered examples from I to X on Lana paper, signed by authors and artists; M examples, numbered: M on Lana paper; L examples, out of commerce on Lan...

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1940s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Touchagues, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)
Touchagues, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

Touchagues, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

By Louis Touchagues

Located in Southampton, NY

It was taken from this folio, XX numbered examples from I to X on Lana paper, signed by authors and artists; M examples, numbered: M on Lana paper; L examples, out of commerce on Lan...

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1940s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Touchagues, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)
Touchagues, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

Touchagues, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

By Louis Touchagues

Located in Southampton, NY

It was taken from this folio, XX numbered examples from I to X on Lana paper, signed by authors and artists; M examples, numbered: M on Lana paper; L examples, out of commerce on Lan...

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1940s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Hommage a Picasso
Hommage a Picasso

Hommage a Picasso

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Hommage a Picasso MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Felicia, New York/EGI EDITION NUMBER: XLVI/CC MEASUREMENTS: Paper...

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1970s Surrealist More Prints

Materials

Etching

Portrait of Picasso (Ochre)
Portrait of Picasso (Ochre)

Portrait of Picasso (Ochre)

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Hollywood, FL

ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Portrait of Picasso (Ochre) MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali EDITION NUMBER: BB 109/200 MEASUREMENTS: Paper: 29" x 19.5" ...

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1970s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Etching

Picasso I Els Reventos
Picasso I Els Reventos

Picasso I Els Reventos

By Joan Miró

Located in Paris, FR

Etching, 1973 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : XIV Publisher : Gustavo Gili (Barcelone) Printer : Editorial Gustavo Gili (Barcelone) Catalog : Dupin 589 56.00 cm. x 75.5...

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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Peter Max Homage to Picasso Volume 5 Etching XX Modern Signed 1993 Framed
Peter Max Homage to Picasso Volume 5 Etching XX Modern Signed 1993 Framed

Peter Max Homage to Picasso Volume 5 Etching XX Modern Signed 1993 Framed

By Peter Max

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

Le Shoppe Too in Michigan is offering this modern inspired artwork titled Homage to Picasso Volume 5 Etching XX by Peter Max. Signed in pencil with an annotation of 68/99.

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1990s Drawings

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Paper

Daragnès, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)
Daragnès, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

Daragnès, Jours de gloire, Histoire de la libération de Paris (after)

By Jean Gabriel Daragnès

Located in Southampton, NY

It was taken from this folio, XX numbered examples from I to X on Lana paper, signed by authors and artists; M examples, numbered: M on Lana paper; L examples, out of commerce on Lan...

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1940s Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Pablo Picasso 347 Series Monochrome Photogravure Print, Zurich 1970 Framed Art
Pablo Picasso 347 Series Monochrome Photogravure Print, Zurich 1970 Framed Art

Pablo Picasso 347 Series Monochrome Photogravure Print, Zurich 1970 Framed Art

By (after) Pablo Picasso, (after) Salvador Dali

Located in San Diego, CA

The result is an image of exceptional visual softness and detail that beautifully captures the expressive energy of Picasso’s original etchings. These photogravures are from the 197...

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Vintage 1970s Swiss Neoclassical Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Portraits after Picasso - Drawing by Gianpaolo Berto - 1973
Portraits after Picasso - Drawing by Gianpaolo Berto - 1973

Portraits after Picasso - Drawing by Gianpaolo Berto - 1973

By Gianpaolo Berto

Located in Roma, IT

A charming market pens drawing on paper realized by Gian Paolo Berto after Picasso, in 1974. Hand signed and dated. Some tears on edges, one of which close to the signature, otherw...

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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Portrait de Mousquetaire vieillissant, au visage couperose (from 'La Serie' 347)
Portrait de Mousquetaire vieillissant, au visage couperose (from 'La Serie' 347)

Portrait de Mousquetaire vieillissant, au visage couperose (from 'La Serie' 347)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Palm Desert, CA

'Portrait de Mousquetaire vieillissant, au visage couperose (Portrait of an Ageing Musketeer, with a Rosaceous Face)’ from 'La Serie' 347 is an etching on a paper by Pablo Picasso. T...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Portrait Prints

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Etching

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Picasso Etching For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact picasso etching you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Modern examples as well as a Surrealist version. Making the right choice when shopping for a picasso etching may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a picasso etching 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 beige, gray, white, brown and more. There have been many interesting picasso etching examples over the years, but those made by Pablo Picasso, (after) Pablo Picasso, Enrico Baj, Salvador Dalí and Joan Miró are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in etching, aquatint and drypoint can add an especially memorable touch. If space is limited, you can find a small picasso etching measuring 2.5 high and 2.13 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 56.5 across to better suit those in the market for a large picasso etching.

How Much is a Picasso Etching?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a picasso etching in our inventory may begin at $345 and can go as high as $175,000, while the average can fetch as much as $7,027.

Pablo Picasso for sale on 1stDibs

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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Finding the Right Prints-works-on-paper for You

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.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

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Questions About Picasso Etching

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, Pablo Picasso made etchings and took that foundation into an exploration of printmaking and the different methods of that medium. Picasso first began working on etchings in the early 1900s, quickly mastering the technique, and then he began expanding and pushing the boundaries to create a unique and signature style. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.