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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Madoura, Colorful Bird - Original lithograph poster (Czwiklitzer #319)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Madoura, Colorful Bird, 1967 Lithograph poster (Mourlot workshop) On paper 67 x 48 cm (c. 27 x 19 in) Lilmited edition of 1000 proofs (unumbered) REFERENC...
Lithograph
Femme se coiffant
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Femme se coiffant Lithograph from 1975. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.5 cm. Plate signed. Each copy of this lithograph includes the original attached ...
Lithograph
La Petite Corrida
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - La Petite Corrida Lithograph from 1957. Dimensions of work: 31.5 x 24 cm. Plate signed. Publisher: Cahiers d’Art, Paris. Reference: Bloch 839; Mourlo...
Lithograph
$5,000
L'Écuyère (The Horsewoman) /// Pablo Picasso Lithograph Circus Modern Abstract
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Title: "L'Écuyère (The Horsewoman)" *Unsigned edition, though signed by Picasso in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1960 Med...
Lithograph
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
Pablo Picasso, The Lord and the Lady, Memories and Portraits of Artists, 1972
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Le seigneur et la dame (The Lord and the Lady), originates from the 1972 edition published by Editions A. C. Mazo et Ci...
Lithograph
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Pablo Picasso, Head, from Not Wanting, 1942
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite zincograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Tete (Head), from the album Non vouloir (Not Wanting), originates from the 1942 edition published by Editions Jeanne Bu...
Lithograph
$14,000
"Madeleine" Pablo Picasso, Les Saltimbanques, Female Portrait, Muse, Etching
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso Madeleine, 1905 (Sheet 2 of the episode "Les Saltimbanques") Etching on copper in black on cream wove paper 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches Sheet size is 8 x 6 3/4 inches From th...
Paper, Etching
La Pique
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
This original lithograph in black ink was created by the artist in 1961. From A Los Toros avec Picasso, this lithograph is dated 6.3.61.I in the stone and measures 10 x 13 in. (25.4 ...
Lithograph
Le Picador II
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph in 24 colors on wove paper was created in 1961. Dated twice by the artist within the original lithograph plate, unsigned as issued. Published by Andre Sauret, Monte C...
Lithograph
1961 Picasso Poster Côte d’Azur Mediterranean Riviera Scene
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
This vibrant 1961 poster by Pablo Picasso celebrates the light, color, and poetic atmosphere of the French Riviera. Created as a lithographic composition, Côte d’Azur reflects the ar...
Paper, Lithograph
L'atelier de Cannes Lithograph, Modern Style, Plate Signed, 1958
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - L'atelier de Cannes Lithograph from 1958. On Arches paper. Edition of 250 impressions. Dimensions of work: 44.8 x 33.4 cm. Plate signed. It's an enha...
Lithograph
Carmen, The Young Sleeper - Original Etching (Cramer #52)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO Carmen, The Sleeping Woman, 1949 Original burin engraving (Atelier Lacourière, Paris) Unsigned On Montval wove paper 33 x 26 cm (12.9 x 10.2 in) REFERENCES : - Catal...
Etching
Les Banderilles from A los toros avec Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Picasso Les Banderilles from A los toros avec Picasso, 1961 Lithograph on wove paper. Hand signed lower right Numbered 21/50 lower left Lower left in the print dated and inscribed: 6...
Wove Paper
Picador, Original Lithograph by Pablo Picasso, 1964, Edition 6/245
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Picador Original lithograph from 1964. The edition of 6/245 on Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm. Dimensions of frame: 52 x 42 cm. Publishe...
Lithograph
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. ...
Etching
Le Cocu Magnifique -- complete with 12 original etchings
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
About In-folio Oblong Dimensions : 29x39 cm. Paris Atelier Crommelynck 1968 Edition #41 of 200 copies including 12 original out-of-text etchings (7 etchings, 4 etchings and aquatint...
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
Portrait de Mlle D.M. (Dora Maar), c. 1960
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Portrait de Mlle D.M. (Dora Maar), c. 1960; When Dora Maar met Pablo Picasso she was 28 years old, younger than the established painter by over two decades. They met th...
Collotype Print
Pablo Picasso Abstract Etching, Unsigned, Series 156
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso (posthumously) Title: Monument Funeraire d'un Sculpteur, avec sa Femme, son Pigeon Heraldique et une Sculpture, et Bacchantes Medium: Etching Portfolio: Series ...
Etching
La Danse des Faunes
By Pablo Picasso
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Title: La Danse Des Faunes Year: 1957 Medium: Original zinc plate two colors lithograph Edition: Unumbered of 1000 Paper: Arches Ima...
Lithograph
Le Peintre et Son Modèle - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1963
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 22/150 pieces. Full margins. Edition Circle d'Art, Paris; Printed by Crommelynck, Paris. Ref. Bloch 1139. Excellent condition.
Paper, Etching
$3,148
Combat pour Andromède entre Persée et Phinée - From "Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Etching from the portfolio "Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide"publised by Skira in Lausanne, in 1930. On Arches paper. Printed by Louis Fort, Paris. Catalogue Bloch Vol. I n. 108. Edition of...
Etching
$22,155
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - Venus et l'Amour voleur de miel - Color lithograph
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Varese, IT
Color lithograph on Arches paper , edited in 1960 Hand signed by Pablo Picasso in red crayon in the lower right margin , with lithographed text on verso Plate size: 64.1 cm x 50.2 c...
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso Abstract Etching, Unsigned, Series 156
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso (posthumously) Title: Peintre et Modele en Robe Tricotee Medium: Etching Portfolio: Series 156 Date: 1978 Edition: 1/50 Stamped signature Frame Size: 16 7/8" x ...
Etching
$13,992
Pablo Picasso ( 1881 – 1973 ) – Hand-signed color lithograph on Arches – 1959
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Varese, IT
Color lithograph on Arches paper, edited in 1959. Limited edition of 200 copies , numbered as 200/200 in lower left. Hand signed in pencil by Pablo Picasso in the lower right corner....
Paper, Lithograph
Nature Morte au Pot de Grès - Lithograph by Pablo Picasso - 1947
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed in red pencil and numbered. Dated in plate. Edition 14/50. On Arches Wove Paper. Excellent condition. Reference: Bloch n.443; Mourlot 86.
Paper, Lithograph
Picasso 1957 exhibition poster Pâtes Blanches: Empreintes Originales
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1957 original exhibition poster titled Pâtes Blanches: Empreintes Originales éditées par Madoura et Gravures Rares by Pablo Picasso is a significant piece that reflects the artist's deep involvement with ceramic art and printmaking during that period. The poster was created to promote an exhibition at Galerie 65 in Cannes, France, showcasing Picasso’s ceramics and rare engravings, with a particular focus on his work with pâtes blanches, or white clay. By the late 1940s, Picasso had become increasingly involved with ceramics, producing a vast number of pieces at the Madoura pottery studio in Vallauris, France. The studio, owned by Georges and Suzanne Ramié, became a creative haven for Picasso, where he could explore new forms of expression beyond painting and sculpture. His work with ceramics brought forth a unique blend of classical forms and modernist abstraction, often infusing traditional pottery with his distinctive artistic style. The term pâtes blanches refers to the white earthenware clay that Picasso used for creating his ceramic pieces. This material allowed him to experiment with various textures and finishes, which he combined with his characteristic line work and engraving techniques. The poster advertises this innovative work, highlighting the original prints and rare engravings that were part of the exhibition. The exhibition at Galerie 65 in Cannes ran throughout the summer of 1957 and offered art lovers and collectors the opportunity to view and acquire some of Picasso's rarest ceramic works and prints. It was a testament to Picasso's versatility as an artist, showcasing his ability to transcend different mediums while maintaining the boldness and originality that defined his career. The poster itself, with Picasso's handwritten details and a depiction of one of his engravings, serves as both a promotional tool and a work of art in its own right. It reflects Picasso's personal touch and his deep connection to the work he produced during this period. Today, this exhibition poster remains a coveted item for collectors of Picasso’s works and 20th-century art, representing a unique moment in Picasso's extensive and varied artistic journey. Exhibition - Galerie 65 Cannes...
Paper, Lithograph
$11,660
Trois Hommes se Disputant une Femme Devant un Emir-Etching by Pablo Picasso-1966
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Trois Hommes se Disputant une Femme Devant un Emir is an original artwork realized by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso in 1966. Black and white etching on wove paper. Fine proof edited...
Etching
$23,250
Au Vieux Sculpteur au Travail I (Old Sculptor at Work I) Bloch 157; Baer 224.B.b
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) Au Vieux Sculpteur au Travail I (Old Sculptor at Work I), c. 1933 Medium: Etching on Montval Laid Paper with Vollard Watermark Edition: Edition of 260 Artwork Size: 10.5 x 7.6 in Framed Size: 28.5 x 24.25 x 1.5 in This work is Framed Etching on Montval Paper, from the Vollard Suite, c. 1933 Image Size: 10.5 x 7.6 inches From the small margins edition at 260 proofs, unsigned Published by Vollard, Paris Printed by Lacourière, Paris Pablo Picasso’s Vollard Suite...
Etching
$1,995
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen XVI Round Head of a Man with Mismatched Eyes
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Round Head of a Man with Mismatched Eyes (Plate XVI) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18...
Etching
L'Etreinte II Etching by Picasso, Cubist Style, Signed, Edition 37/50
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Edition 37 of 50 prints, numbered and hand signed. Image dimensions: 43x58 cm. Wonderful proof on vélin in full margins, numbered lower left and signed lower right in pencil. Realize...
Etching, Aquatint
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) - Lithograph on Arches paper - 1959
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Varese, IT
Lithograph on Arches paper, edited in 1959. Limited edition of 200 copies, numbered as 55/200 in lower left corner. Hand-signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner. Paper size...
Paper, Lithograph
Pablo Picasso, "Grand Tête" original linocut in colors, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Grand Tête, Portrait of Jacqueline with sleek hair Color linocut printed in beige, yellow, red, blue, and black on cream wove paper with Arches watermark Numbered 14/50 from the edit...
Linocut
Le Carmen des Carmen illustrated by Pablo Picasso - 1960s
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Rare book by Prosper Mérimée and Louis Aragon, illustrated by Pablo Picasso. Published by La Bibliothèque Française/Editeurs Français Réunis, in 1964. Includes three aquatints, on...
Etching, Lithograph
19 September 1968 - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1968
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
19 Septembre 1968 (Peintre et modèle qui se cache le visage) is an artwork realized by Pablo Picasso in 1968. Black and white etching. Hand signed and numbered on the lower margin....
Etching
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...
Etching
Picasso Original Lithograph, 1957, Edition of 275, Excellent Condition
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Dans l'Atelier de Picasso Lithograph from 1957. The edition of 275. Dimensions of work: 44.5 x 33.5 cm Publisher: Fernand Mourlot Éditeur, Paris. Ref...
Lithograph
Le vieux Roi (Old King)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Le vieux Roi (Old King) Lithograph from 1959. The edition of 35/200 on Arches paper, signed in blue crayon. Dimensions of work: 64.5 x 49.5 cm. Hand s...
Lithograph
$1,995
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen IV, Square Head of a Man with Soft Features
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Man with Soft Features (Plate IV) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" ...
Etching
Numa suit les Cours de Pythagore - From "Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide"
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Original etching from the portfolio "Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide"publised by Skira in 1931. Illustration "Avec Remarque". Catalogue Bloch Vol. I n. 128...
Etching
Pablo Picasso, "Tête de Femme", original linoleum cut, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original linoleum cut in color by Pablo Picasso, 1962. It is hand signed and numbered 40/50 from the edition of 50; there were also 35 ar...
Linocut
Pablo Picasso Etching, 1949, Carmen I, Head of a Woman with Mantilla
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Head of a Woman with Mantilla (Plate I) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Original etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" Sh...
Etching
Jacqueline au chapeau à Fleurs. I - Linocut by Pablo Picasso - 1962
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Color linocut on Arches wove paper with watermark, realized in 1962. Image dimension 34.9x27; Sheet dimension 63x44.6. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Edition of 49/50, hand nu...
Linocut
$11,596Sale Price|20% Off
Cinésias et Myrrhine (Bloch 267-272; Cramer 24), Lysistrata, Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on vélin de Rives BFK paper. Paper Size: 11.5 x 9 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Lysistrata, 1934. Published by The Limited E...
Etching
'La Grande Corrida' (Set of Three)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Although conceived for an edition of 50, relatively few impressions entered circulation. The presence of examples in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Minneapolis I...
Lithograph
Escultor y escultura
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Escultor y escultura Etching from 1965. Edition of 255. Dimensions of work: 48 x 38 cm. Imprimée à Mougins. Référence : Bloch 1187; Baer 1156. The w...
Etching
Pablo Picasso, L'Atelier du vieux peintre
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original lithograph in five colors by Pablo Picasso, created in 1954. Each of the 5 colors of this lithograph was executed with litho crayon on transparent transfer...
Lithograph
$27,300
Dans l'Atelier Print, Signed Aquatint and Etching, 20th Century, Edition of 50
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Naples, Florida
Aquatint, etching, and drypoint on Richard de Bas wove paper Signed and numbered 15/50 in pencil Printed by Atelier Crommelynck, Mougins Published...
Etching, Aquatint
'La Pique'
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Part of Picasso's exploration of the bullfight, a subject that occupied a central place throughout his life and art. The work provides insight into his sustained engagement with Span...
Lithograph
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Pablo Picasso, Bather, from Not Wanting, 1942
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite zincograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Baigneuse (Bather), from the album Non vouloir (Not Wanting), originates from the 1942 edition published by Editions Je...
Lithograph
Picasso original 1963 exhibition poster - Les potiers Vallauris
By Pablo Picasso
Located in PARIS, FR
Bold, raw, and unmistakably Picasso — this original 1963 exhibition poster was created for the “Les Potiers” summer ceramics show held in Vallauris, the small town on the Côte d’Azur...
Paper, Lithograph
Plate VI, Le Cocu Magnifique
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Plate VI, Le Cocu Magnifique etching & aquatint, 1968 Unsigned as usual From the unsigned edition of 200 impressions printed on Rives BFK paper There is also a signed edition of 30 i...
Etching, Aquatint
Pablo Picasso, Maternité, etching, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Pablo Picasso Maternité, (1924) Etching on Arches paper Hand signed and numbered 15/50 from the edition of 50 Published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1955 Paper: 22 5/8 x 28 inche...
Etching
$2,695
Paix, Désarmement pour le Succès de la Conférence au Sommet, Paris, Mai 1960
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Spokane, WA
Pablo Picasso "Paix, Désarmement pour le succès de la Conférence au Sommet, Paris, Mai 1960" Original Vintage Poster, 1952/1960. Archival linen backed and ready to frame. This pos...
Lithograph
Les Banderilles (IV), from A Los Toros Avec Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Les Banderilles (IV) Portfolio: A Los Toros Avec Picasso Medium: Transfer lithograph Date: 1961 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 18 1/4" x 20 3/4" Sheet ...
Lithograph
Personnages Masqués et Femme Oiseau - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1934
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and Aquatint on Montval paper. Hand Signed. Edition of 260 prints (not numbered and generally not signed). Plate 24 from "La Suite Vollard". Catalogue Bloch no. 227; Baer 44...
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$2,396Sale Price|20% Off
Pablo Picasso, Untitled, from Carmen, 1949
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite engraving by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Picasso, Carmen (Picasso, Carmen), originates from the 1949 edition published by L...
Engraving
La Pique (The Pike) Lithograph, French School, Unsigned Proof, 1950
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairlawn, OH
La Pique (The Pike) Lithograph, 1950 Original lithograph drawn with chalk and "frottage textures" transferred to stone, 1950. Unsigned printer's proof Inscribed on the verso in Mourl...
Lithograph
Death of Orpheus, Surrealist Etching by Pablo Picasso
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 -1973) - Death of Orpheus from Ovids The Metamorphoses, Year: 1930, Medium: Etching on thin laid paper, Edition: , Image Size: 9 x 6.5 inches, Size: ...
Etching
The 156, Midnight Swim - Original Etching (Baer #1987)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) The 156, Midnight Swim. Women Surprised by a Laughing Sailor (plate 123), 1978 Posthumous etching (Crommelynck workshop) Signed with stamp Justified HC B/C...
Etching
L’Etreinte Etching by Pablo Picasso, Cubist, Signed, 1963, 14/50
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Roma, IT
L’Etreinte is an artwork realized by Pablo Picasso in 1963. Etching and Aquatint on BFK Rives-Velin paper. Hand Signed lower right. Numbered on the lower margin. Edition of 14/50....
Etching
From 1901 to 1904, Picasso limited his palette to bluish hues in producing some of his most famous early works. A new show looks at the recycled materials, hidden underpaintings, surprising influences and bohemian lifestyle that led to their creation.
Learn the stories of some of the world's most recognizable artworks and their makers.