Surely you’ll find the exact picasso plage you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. There are many
modern,
abstract and
Surrealist versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a picasso plage 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. If you’re looking to add a picasso plage to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of
gray,
beige,
blue,
brown and more. There have been many interesting picasso plage examples over the years, but those made by
Pablo Picasso,
Maurice Brianchon,
André Lhote,
Francisco Bores and
Jean Sanglar are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in
lithograph,
crayon and
linocut.
One of the most prolific and revolutionary artists the world has ever seen, Pablo Picasso had a tremendous impact on the development of 20th-century modern art. Although he is best known for his association with the Cubist movement, which he founded with Georges Braque, Picasso’s influence extends to Surrealism, neoclassicism and Expressionism.
“Every act of creation is, first of all, an act of destruction,” the Spanish artist proclaimed. In Picasso's Cubist paintings, he emphasizes the two-dimensionality of the canvas, breaking with conventions regarding perspective, foreshortening and proportion. Picasso was inspired by Iberian and African tribal art. One of his most famous pre-Cubist works is Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907), a painting considered immoral and shocking at the time for its depiction of nude women whose faces resemble Iberian tribal masks.
Picasso made many portraits in this style, most often of the women in his life, their expressively colored faces composed of geometric shards of surface planes. In Woman in a Hat (Olga), 1935, he painted his first wife as an assemblage of abstract forms, leaving the viewer to decipher the subject through the contrasting colors and shapes. Picasso was a tireless artist, creating more than 20,000 paintings, drawings, prints, ceramics and sculptures. Tracing his life’s work reveals the progression of modern art, on which he had an unparalleled influence.
Browse an expansive collection of Pablo Picasso's art on 1stDibs.