Pablo Picasso 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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Early 20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Paintings
Paper, Pastel
1960s Post-War Pablo Picasso Paintings
Felt, Paper
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Pablo Picasso Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Pablo Picasso Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Pablo Picasso Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Post-War Pablo Picasso Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Pablo Picasso Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Pablo Picasso Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century American Modern Pablo Picasso Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pablo Picasso Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Post-War Pablo Picasso Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pablo Picasso Paintings
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pablo Picasso Paintings
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pablo Picasso Paintings
Oil
1950s Post-War Pablo Picasso Paintings
Ink
1930s Cubist Pablo Picasso Paintings
Gouache
1970s Expressionist Pablo Picasso Paintings
Lithograph
1970s Expressionist Pablo Picasso Paintings
Lithograph
1970s Cubist Pablo Picasso Paintings
Lithograph
1960s Abstract Expressionist Pablo Picasso Paintings
Aquatint
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Pablo Picasso Paintings
Etching
1930s Expressionist Pablo Picasso Paintings
Lithograph
1960s Abstract Expressionist Pablo Picasso Paintings
Lithograph