Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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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20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Crayon
1960s Cubist Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil
1960s Post-War Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Felt, Paper
1970s Post-War Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Wax Crayon
1950s Post-War Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
1960s Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
India Ink, Pen
1950s Cubist Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil
1910s Abstract Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil
1910s Abstract Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil
Early 20th Century Academic Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Laid Paper, Canvas, Oil Pastel, Pastel
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paint, Paper, Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Gouache, Paint
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Linen, Pastel
Late 19th Century Impressionist Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pastel
20th Century American Modern Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Paper, Ink
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Metal
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gouache, Paper
20th Century Post-Impressionist Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Pastel, Cardboard
Early 20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Bronze
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Post-War Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Felt Pen
1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper
1960s Abstract Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil
1960s Abstract Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Lithograph, Paper
1960s Abstract Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Lithograph
1950s Post-War Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
1930s Cubist Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Abstract Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Color Pencil
1960s Cubist Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel
1940s Modern Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Graphite
1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Linocut
Mid-20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There is no general consensus about which of Pablo Picasso's works is his most famous drawing. Some of his most well-known works depict animals and include Dog, Penguin, Camel, Butterfly, Owl and Dove of Peace. Find a selection of Pablo Picasso art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Guernica is arguably amongst Pablo Picasso’s best works, and is an incredibly moving anti-war statement. The piece was originally commissioned as a mural for the 1937 World Fair in Paris, France. Shop a selection of Pablo Picasso pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Pablo Picasso's style of artwork is called Cubism. This style of art was invented around 1907-08 by Pablo Picasso and Georges. Cubism is known for bringing multiple views of a subject together, resulting in fragmented and abstract painting.