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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Les Bleus de Barcelone Etching, Signed, Modern, 20th Century, 73/75
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Technique: Aquatint and etching Paper: Gourbeyre wove paper with watermark “Au Vent d’Arles” Edition: 73/75 Signed: Hand-signed and numbered in pencil Printer: Atelier Crommelynck, ...
Etching
$60,000
Oval Head with Dividing Line (from the Carmen portfolio) Copper Plate & Etching
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The Carmen portfolio occupies a particular place within this legacy. Based on Prosper Mérimée's 1845 novella, the same source that inspired Bizet's opera, Picasso's Carmen suite dist...
Copper
$30,000
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...
Etching
Lithograph by Picasso for his exhibition Céramiques et Pates blanches
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
Color lithograph by Picasso for his exhibition of "Céramiques et pates blanches" at the Musée Municipal d'Art Moderne in Céret. The Musée Municipal d'Art Moderne in Céret (in the so...
Paper, Lithograph
Affiche Exposition de Céramiques 1958, Lithograph
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Affiche Exposition de Céramiques Exhibition poster Lithograph in color on wove paper , with full margins. from the unsigned and unnumbered edition of 500 ...
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso, Oiseau sur la branche (A.R. 175), Ceramic
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) "Oiseau sur la branche" (A.R. 175) stamped and marked “Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso” (on the reverse) ceramic Diameter: 6-1/8 inche...
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXXVIII, The Eye
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: The Eye (Plate XXXVIII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16" Signed: No (signed and...
Etching
Congress des peuples pour la Paix - Vienne (after) Pablo Picasso, 1952
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
The genesis of this striking lithographic poster starts on 9 January 1949, when Picasso created the Dove, a black and white lithograph, which he produced in the Mourlot studio. Betwe...
Lithograph
Torero y Señorita Lithograph, Modern Style, 20th Century, Edition 140
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A prolific and tireless innovator of art forms, Pablo Picasso impacted the course of 20th-century art with unparalleled magnitude. Inspired by African and Iberian art and developments in the world around him, Picasso contributed significantly to a number of artistic movements, notably Cubism, Surrealism, Neoclassicism, and Expressionism. In 1949 Picasso’s illustrations...
Lithograph
Le Collier (The Necklace) - Drypoint on Paper, Signed Edition 38/50, 1923
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Desert, CA
'Le Collier (The Necklace)' belongs to the Picasso’s larger suite entitled 'La Caisse à remords (The Chest of Remorse),' a collection of etching and drypoint prints created between 1...
Laid Paper, Drypoint
$12,000
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...
Etching, Aquatint
Speckled Black Face, 1948
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso, Speckled Black Face, 1948 A.R. 49, is a beautiful and early example from Picasso’s groundbreaking ceramic collaboration with the renowned Madoura Pottery in Vallauris,...
Clay, Ceramic
Le Barbu (A.R.217)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...
Ceramic
Poster for the exhibition of Picasso's Drawings at Berggruen
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
This beautiful poster was made for the exhibition of Picasso's Drawings of a Half Century at the Berggruen & Cie Gallery. This poster is based on Picasso's 1907 work entitled Marin rolling a cigarette. Berggruen & Cie Gallery was founded in 1947 by Heinz Berggruen. Heinz Berggruen, who was born into a Jewish family, had to go into exile in 1936 in the United States to escape Nazi oppression. He did not return to Germany until the end of the war, as an American citizen. In 1947, he moved to Paris where, after unearthing an album of drawings by Toulouse-Lautrec, he opened a gallery in the Place...
Paper, Lithograph
Pablo Picasso - Painter and His Model - Original Lithograph
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pablo Picasso - Painter and His Model - Original Lithograph 1964 Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm Edition of 200 (one of the 200 on Vélin de Rives) Mourlot Press, 1964 Cramer, 128 Unsigned an...
Lithograph
$3,995
Alain Ramié, Pablo Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Alain Ramié, Pablo Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971 is the complete catalogue raisonné of Picasso's ceramic editions, in English. Published in Paris in 1988...
Paper
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, CarmenVII, Monogram "J" Design
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Monogram "J" with Design (Plate VII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Date: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16" Signed: N...
Etching
Visage dans un ovale (Face in an Oval), A.R. 273
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1955, Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage dans un ovale (Face in an Oval), 1955 A.R. 273 is a Madoura white earthenware clay oval dish with decoration in engobes and oxides (blue...
Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
Pichet à Glace (Ice-Pitcher), 1952
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso, Pichet à Glace (Ice-Pitcher), 1952, ceramic work by Picasso that exemplifies his innovative approach to pottery during his prolific postwar period in Vallauris, France...
Earthenware
The Embrace, 1963 (B.1116)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
"The Embrace" is an aquatint on paper, image size 13.75 x 16.75 inches, signed 'Picasso' lower right and annotated lower left, and framed in a Spanish-style, closed-corner, black and...
Paper, Aquatint
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXXIII, Monogram "L" with Landscape
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Monogram "L" with Landscape (Plate XXXIII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16" Sig...
Etching
Masks of Ashes, Planche II, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1949, Excellent
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Élégie d'Ihpetonga, Masks of Ashes, Planche II Lithograph from 1949. A copy from a limited edition of 16/64 (photocopy of the colophon is included). On...
Lithograph
Plate X, Le Cocu Magnifique
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Plate X, Le Cocu Magnifique Etching & aquatint, 1968 Unsigned Edition: From the unsigned edition of 200 impressions printed on Rives BFK paper There is also a signed edition of 30 im...
Etching, Aquatint
De Mémoir d'Homme, Planche I, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1950, Excellent
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - De mémoir d'homme, Planche I Lithograph from 1950. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 350. Dimensions of work: 32 x 25 cm Publisher: Édition...
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIII, Square Head of a Woman Pouting
By Pablo Picasso
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...
Etching
Colombe Volant (A L'ARC-EN-CIEL) Flying Dove in a Rainbow, Edition of 200
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Naples, Florida
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper Signed in pencil and numbered 150/200 Printed and published by Mourlot, Paris Literature: Bloch 712; Mourlot 214; Czwiklitz...
Archival Paper, Lithograph
Sculptor working on a female bust II
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, FR
Etching and aquatint, 1965 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 23/50 Publisher : Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris Printer : Crommelynck Catalog : [Baer n°1179 Bb1 T. V p. 201...
Aquatint, Etching
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXXVI, Head of a Calf
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Head of a Calf (Plate XXXVI) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3...
Etching
$1,895
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XII, Square Head of a Woman Half Smiling
By Pablo Picasso
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" ...
Etching
Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 182 Corrida
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pablo Picasso A.R. 182 Corrida 1953 17” round Edition of 200 White earthenware clay, partially glazed. Ramie 182 is a Madoura ceramic that one rarely sees come on the market. The photo you see here is the actual piece that you will receive. Most sellers online post using stock photos that don’t necessarily match exactly to the piece you receive. Small blemish on rim, see photo #3 for detail. The Certificate of Authenticity comes with this piece. We have sold over 3300 pieces with all positive reviews. We are located in the USA. When you buy from a foreign seller on 1stdibs, you have to consider the problems of getting the piece through Customs. There are often delays and considerable fees to pay in order to import the item. When purchasing from us, we ship the same day and you receive it via FedEx the next day, no problems or hassles. When you purchase from an auction house, you pay a buyer’s premium of anywhere from 23% to 28% over the “hammer price”. So when you “win” an auction for $20,000, the actual price paid is more like $25,000. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price agreed to is the price paid by the buyer, no hidden fees. When you purchase from an auction house, you pay the packing and shipping fees, which are usually exorbitant. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price includes packing and shipping. When you purchase from an auction house, the sale is final. If you receive the piece and are not 100% satisfied with it, there is nothing you can do about it. You are stuck with it. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the buyer can determine if they want to keep it. If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways! The prices of Picasso Madoura Ceramics have been on fire lately (no pun intended). The major auction houses – Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips – have now been regularly holding Picasso Madoura Ceramic auctions...
Ceramic
$65,000
Pablo Picasso Head of a Young Girl, 1949 Signed Lithograph, 42/50, 34 x 29 Frame
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 (Spanish) HEAD OF A YOUNG GIRL, (Bloch 589; Mourlot 149; Cantz 456) 1949 lithograph, signed and numbered 42/50 in pencil, image 15.50 x 11.75", full ma...
Lithograph
Le Peintre et Son Modele from Regard Sur Paris from Regards sur Paris
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Naples, Florida
from Regards sur Paris lithograph on vélin paper Signed in the plate Printed by Mourlot Frères (Atelier Mourlot), Paris Published by André Sauret, Paris ...
Lithograph
Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 175 Bird On A Branch
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pablo Picasso A.R. 175 Bird On A Branch 1952 5.8” round Edition of 500 White earthenware clay, oxidized paraffin decoration, white enamel. Ramie 175 is a Mad...
Ceramic
$1,995
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIV, Square Head of a Woman with Full Lips
By Pablo Picasso
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"...
Etching
Femme au Chapeau (Dora Maar), Lithograph, Modern, 1956, Excellent
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Femme au chapeau (Dora Maar) Lithograph from 1956. Dated ‘7.4.39’ in the plate and inscribed with the name H. Deschamps, the master lithographer chosen ...
Lithograph
Figure, Lithograph, Modern, 1957, Excellent condition
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Figure Lithograph from 1957. The edition no. 211/275. With Arches watermark. Dimensions of work: 44.5 x 33.5 cm. Publisher: Fernand Mourlot Éditeur, ...
Lithograph
Portraits Imaginaires 26.3.69 III Lithograph, Modern, Signed, 1969
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) (d'après) - Portraits Imaginaires 26.3.69 III Lithograph from 1969. The edition: F 37/250. Dimensions of work: 65.5 x 50 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: É...
Lithograph
Pierrot et Arlequin, Pochoir, Modern, 1920, Signed, Framed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) (d'après) - Pierrot et arlequin (Pierrot and Harlequin) Pochoir from 1920. The edition of 11/100. Dimensions of work: 23.2 x 29 cm. Hand signed. Publis...
Stencil
$47,943
Nature Morte Aux Poires Et Au Pichet, Original Etching, Modern, 1960, Signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Nature morte aux poires et au pichet Etching and aquatint from 1960. The edition of 32/300 on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 50 x 65.5 cm. Hand sig...
Lithograph
$1,995
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXIII, Oval Head of Man Looking Straight
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Oval Head of Man Looking Straight (Plate XXIII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" She...
Etching
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...
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXXII, Head of a Bull
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Head of a Bull (Plate XXXII) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16" Signed: No (signe...
Etching
Femme (A.R.297)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso The Eye Etching, 1949, Cubist Style, Carmen X
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: The Eye (Plate X) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16" Signed: No (signed and numbe...
Etching
Femme au lit avec visiteurs en costume du XVII
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Wien, 9
- with the stamped signature on the lower right, as issued - numbered 15/50 - dated in the plate 29.3.71 - from the Suite 156 - published by Galerie Louise ...
Etching
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XIX, Oval Head of a Woman with Hair
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Oval Head of a Woman with Hair (Plate XIX) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 18 3/4" x 16 3/4" ...
Etching
Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI), from Carmen
By Pablo Picasso
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...
Etching
Little-headed Yan, 1963
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso ceramic Little-headed Yan, 1963 this ceramic is hand-signed by Pablo Picasso, numbered 85 from the edition of 300. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: Pablo Picasso, Little-head...
Earthenware
$13,698Sale Price|25% Off
Nu Accoude
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Wien, 9
Nu Accoude by Pablo Picasso is a refined and intimate portrayal of the human figure. The composition presents a reclining nude leaning on one arm, rendered with fluid, confident line...
Drypoint, Aquatint
$1,826
De Mémoir d'Homme, Planche III, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1950, Excellent
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - De mémoir d'homme, Planche III Lithograph from 1950. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 350. Dimensions of work: 32 x 25 cm Publisher: Éditi...
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso, Trois sardines (A.R. 34), Ceramic
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) "Trois sardines" (A.R. 34) stamped, marked and numbered “Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / I 113 / 138/200” (on the reverse) ceramic Length: 15-1/4 inch...
Ceramic
$10,000Sale Price|28% Off
Peintre et Femme Cuillant des Fleurs (Painter and Woman Picking Flowers), 1970
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Peintre et Femme Cuillant des Fleurs (Painter and Woman Picking Flowers), 1970 showcases a beautifully crisp work of art that Picasso imaginatively creates. Simple and ...
Etching
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen VI, Abstract Design
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Abstract Design (Plate VI) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16" Signed: No (signed ...
Etching
$20,000
Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 403 Spanish Dish with Toros Plat Espagnol au Tor
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pablo Picasso A.R. 403 Spanish Dish with Toros Plat Espagnol au Toros 1957 15.7” round Edition of 100 Red earthenware clay, glaze decoration, knife engrav...
Ceramic
$1,826
De Mémoir d'Homme, Planche II, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1950, Excellent
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - De mémoir d'homme, , Planche II Lithograph from 1950. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 350. Dimensions of work: 32 x 25 cm Publisher: Édit...
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen II, Monogram J
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Monogram J (Plate II) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3...
Etching
$1,369Sale Price|20% Off
Composition en Troi Couleurs, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1957, Excellent
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Composition Lithograph from 1957. The edition 211/275. With Arches watermark. Dimensions of work: 44.5 x 33.5 cm Publisher: Fernand Mourlot Éditeur, ...
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XXV, Head of Satyr
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Head of Satyr (Plate XXV) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" Sheet Size: 13" x 10 3/16...
Etching
Masks of Ashes, Planche III, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1949, Excellent
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Élégie d'Ihpetonga, Masks of Ashes, Planche III Lithograph from 1949. A copy from a limited edition of 16/64 (photocopy of the colophon is included). O...
Lithograph
Couverture Mourlot IV
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Wien, 9
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Couverture Mourlot IV is the original book cover of the monograph "Picasso. Lithograph". It consist of spine, front and back. Edition 3000, cat. raisonné M...
Lithograph