Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Spanish, 1881-1973
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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Style: Modern
Artist: Pablo Picasso
The Goldfinch, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.348 )
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Goldfinch is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 11.2 x 8.25 inches, unsigned as issued, and framed in a contemporary silver and gray moulding. One of about 36 prints that exist with Picasso's remarqued title in French, from the edition of 262 (there were 226 portfolios, some with additional sets on varying papers).
Catalogue - Cramer #37
The exceptional etchings from Picasso’s Histoire Naturelle – Textes de Buffon are a masterful combination of sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint, showcasing a full range of gray tonalities. The etchings of animals, birds and insects are considered some of the most beautiful and most unusual examples of Picasso’s graphic work.
Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, pulled the prints for each etching between 1939-1942. It was Lacourière who taught Picasso the sugar-lift aquatint technique which allowed him to mimic the effect of brushstrokes in these etched images. Picasso first explored the technique in his plates for the Vollard Suite, but it was in the creation of the Buffon images that he fully realized its stunning, painterly potential.
For the edition, 226 portfolios were produced with the first thirty-six counting as deluxe compilations. These rare deluxe sets were on diverse papers (chine, japon or vergé ancien) and each included a complete additional suite showing Picasso’s title remarques along the bottom. As such, the remarqued versions of the prints are quite rare with just thirty-six of each produced for the edition (with the exception of The Wolf which is never remarqued – the image always fills the entire etching plate).
These prints are based on the writings of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who extensively documented the natural world in his monumental work Histoire Naturelle. Picasso’s association with the project to illustrate parts of the Buffon came during a tumultuous time in European history – the prelude to, and early years of, World War II. As the continent was ravaged, Picasso lived through the disaster in Paris, which the Germans occupied in 1940. These prints could be seen as a political statement – Picasso channeling his artistic expression into a form of resistance art...
Category
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
Torbi
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873)
Torbi
Numbered on the reverse
Phototype and Pochoir
16 x 11.5 inches
957/1000
Category
1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram
Le Garou
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873)
Le Garou
Numbered on the reverse
Phototype and Pochoir
16 x 11.5 inches
957/1000
Category
1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram
Figur with Female Nude- lithograph by Pablo Picasso from Verve Series from 1954
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Figure with Female Nude" is an oroginal lithograph taken from Picasso's Verve 29/30 series in 1954. It is printed by Mourlot in Paris, not signed, but from the same lithographic stone. Dated. Limited edition 75. It comes beautifully framed with a high-end mat in excellent condition.
Picasso made the original ink and brush drawings of bullfighting in the Château of Vauvenargues, near Aix-en-Provence, where he and his partner Jacqueline Roque...
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
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...
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20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Aquatint
"Sueño y Mentira de Franco" Etching Pair, Edition 116/850, signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Austin, TX
By Pablo Picasso
Intaglio Etching pair, edition 116/850, Dated 1937
Signed and numbered in pencil
Image size 14" x 18" each
Frame Size: 25.5" X 29"
Entri...
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1930s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Intaglio, Etching, Archival Paper
Painter and Model with Necklace (B.1389), 1966
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Painter and Model with Necklace" is an intaglio print on paper, comprised of etching, aquatint and drypoint technique. The image size is 11.5 x 14.75 inches and the framed size meas...
Category
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint, Drypoint
The Lobster, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.352)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Lobster is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.6 x 7.9 inches, unsigned as issued, and framed in a contemporary silver and gray moulding. One of about 36 prints that exist with Picasso's remarqued title in French, from the edition of 262 (there were 226 portfolios, some with additional sets on varying papers).
Catalogue - Cramer #37
The exceptional etchings from Picasso’s Histoire Naturelle – Textes de Buffon are a masterful combination of sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint, showcasing a full range of gray tonalities. The etchings of animals, birds and insects are considered some of the most beautiful and most unusual examples of Picasso’s graphic work.
Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, pulled the prints for each etching between 1939-1942. It was Lacourière who taught Picasso the sugar-lift aquatint technique which allowed him to mimic the effect of brushstrokes in these etched images. Picasso first explored the technique in his plates for the Vollard Suite, but it was in the creation of the Buffon images that he fully realized its stunning, painterly potential.
For the edition, 226 portfolios were produced with the first thirty-six counting as deluxe compilations. These rare deluxe sets were on diverse papers (chine, japon or vergé ancien) and each included a complete additional suite showing Picasso’s title remarques along the bottom. As such, the remarqued versions of the prints are quite rare with just thirty-six of each produced for the edition (with the exception of The Wolf which is never remarqued – the image always fills the entire etching plate).
These prints are based on the writings of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who extensively documented the natural world in his monumental work Histoire Naturelle. Picasso’s association with the project to illustrate parts of the Buffon came during a tumultuous time in European history – the prelude to, and early years of, World War II. As the continent was ravaged, Picasso lived through the disaster in Paris, which the Germans occupied in 1940. These prints could be seen as a political statement – Picasso channeling his artistic expression into a form of resistance art...
Category
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
The Spider, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.353)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Spider is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 8 inches, unsigned as issued, and framed in a contemporary silver and gray moulding. One of about 36 prints that exist with Picasso's remarqued title in French, from the edition of 262 (there were 226 portfolios, some with additional sets on varying papers).
Catalogue - Cramer #37
The exceptional etchings from Picasso’s Histoire Naturelle – Textes de Buffon are a masterful combination of sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint, showcasing a full range of gray tonalities. The etchings of animals, birds and insects are considered some of the most beautiful and most unusual examples of Picasso’s graphic work.
Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, pulled the prints for each etching between 1939-1942. It was Lacourière who taught Picasso the sugar-lift aquatint technique which allowed him to mimic the effect of brushstrokes in these etched images. Picasso first explored the technique in his plates for the Vollard Suite, but it was in the creation of the Buffon images that he fully realized its stunning, painterly potential.
For the edition, 226 portfolios were produced with the first thirty-six counting as deluxe compilations. These rare deluxe sets were on diverse papers (chine, japon or vergé ancien) and each included a complete additional suite showing Picasso’s title remarques along the bottom. As such, the remarqued versions of the prints are quite rare with just thirty-six of each produced for the edition (with the exception of The Wolf which is never remarqued – the image always fills the entire etching plate).
These prints are based on the writings of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who extensively documented the natural world in his monumental work Histoire Naturelle. Picasso’s association with the project to illustrate parts of the Buffon came during a tumultuous time in European history – the prelude to, and early years of, World War II. As the continent was ravaged, Picasso lived through the disaster in Paris, which the Germans occupied in 1940. These prints could be seen as a political statement – Picasso channeling his artistic expression into a form of resistance art...
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20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint, Drypoint
Portraits Imaginaires, 1969
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
From the binder Portraits Imaginaires, 1969
Signed and dated on plate 30.3.69
Lithograph without print number
Published in: MALLEN, Enrique et á...
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20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
The Donkey, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.329)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Donkey is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 8 inches,...
Category
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint, Drypoint
At the Circus with Dancing Odalisque, 1968 (347 Series, B.1696)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
"At the Circus with Dancing Odalisque" is an etching from Picasso's 347 Series, image size 6.5 x 8.75 inches, signed 'Picasso' lower right and annotated lower left and framed in a Sp...
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20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Etching
The Bull, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.331)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Bull is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.15 x 8.5 inches...
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20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint, Drypoint
Bacchanale, back cover from Picasso Lithographe III
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Bacchanale (back cover)
Portfolio: Picasso Lithographe III
Medium: Transfer lithograph
Date: 1956
Edition: 3000
Frame Size: 20 ...
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1950s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso 'Chouette' A. R. 48
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Chouette (A. R. 48)
Terre de faïence dish, 1948, numbered 145/200, with the workshop numbering, glazed and painted, with the Edition Picasso and Madoura s...
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1950s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic
The Vulture. 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.341)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Vulture is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.6 x 8 inches, unsigned as issued, and framed in a contemporary silver and gray moulding. One of about 36 prints that exist with Picasso's remarqued title in French, from the edition of 262 (there were 226 portfolios, some with additional sets on varying papers).
Catalogue - Cramer #37
The exceptional etchings from Picasso’s Histoire Naturelle – Textes de Buffon are a masterful combination of sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint, showcasing a full range of gray tonalities. The etchings of animals, birds and insects are considered some of the most beautiful and most unusual examples of Picasso’s graphic work.
Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, pulled the prints for each etching between 1939-1942. It was Lacourière who taught Picasso the sugar-lift aquatint technique which allowed him to mimic the effect of brushstrokes in these etched images. Picasso first explored the technique in his plates for the Vollard Suite, but it was in the creation of the Buffon images that he fully realized its stunning, painterly potential.
For the edition, 226 portfolios were produced with the first thirty-six counting as deluxe compilations. These rare deluxe sets were on diverse papers (chine, japon or vergé ancien) and each included a complete additional suite showing Picasso’s title remarques along the bottom. As such, the remarqued versions of the prints are quite rare with just thirty-six of each produced for the edition (with the exception of The Wolf which is never remarqued – the image always fills the entire etching plate).
These prints are based on the writings of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who extensively documented the natural world in his monumental work Histoire Naturelle. Picasso’s association with the project to illustrate parts of the Buffon came during a tumultuous time in European history – the prelude to, and early years of, World War II. As the continent was ravaged, Picasso lived through the disaster in Paris, which the Germans occupied in 1940. These prints could be seen as a political statement – Picasso channeling his artistic expression into a form of resistance art...
Category
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
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. Publi...
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20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
The Lizard, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.355)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Lizard is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 8.15 inch...
Category
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint, Drypoint
Mon Dieu, quel homme, qu'il est petit… (347 Series, B.1629)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Mon Dieu, quel homme, qu'il est petit..." is an aquatint from Picasso's 347 Series with an image size of 2.3 x 3.3 inches, signed 'Picasso' lower right, and ...
Category
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Aquatint
The Deer, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.336)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Deer is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 8.15 inches, unsigned as issued, and framed in a contemporary silver and gray moulding. One of about 36 prints that exist with Picasso's remarqued title in French, from the edition of 262 (there were 226 portfolios, some with additional sets on varying papers).
Catalogue - Cramer #37
The exceptional etchings from Picasso’s Histoire Naturelle – Textes de Buffon are a masterful combination of sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint, showcasing a full range of gray tonalities. The etchings of animals, birds and insects are considered some of the most beautiful and most unusual examples of Picasso’s graphic work.
Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, pulled the prints for each etching between 1939-1942. It was Lacourière who taught Picasso the sugar-lift aquatint technique which allowed him to mimic the effect of brushstrokes in these etched images. Picasso first explored the technique in his plates for the Vollard Suite, but it was in the creation of the Buffon images that he fully realized its stunning, painterly potential.
For the edition, 226 portfolios were produced with the first thirty-six counting as deluxe compilations. These rare deluxe sets were on diverse papers (chine, japon or vergé ancien) and each included a complete additional suite showing Picasso’s title remarques along the bottom. As such, the remarqued versions of the prints are quite rare with just thirty-six of each produced for the edition (with the exception of The Wolf which is never remarqued – the image always fills the entire etching plate).
These prints are based on the writings of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who extensively documented the natural world in his monumental work Histoire Naturelle. Picasso’s association with the project to illustrate parts of the Buffon came during a tumultuous time in European history – the prelude to, and early years of, World War II. As the continent was ravaged, Picasso lived through the disaster in Paris, which the Germans occupied in 1940. These prints could be seen as a political statement – Picasso channeling his artistic expression into a form of resistance art...
Category
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
Couple in the Fields, with a Cherub Crowned with Flowers (347 Series, B.1697)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Couple in the Fields, with a Cherub Crowned with Flowers" is an etching from Picasso's 347 Series, with an image size of 12.75 x 12.25 inches, signed 'Picasso' lower right and frame...
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20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Etching
Bacchanale, front cover from Picasso Lithographe III
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Bacchanale (front cover)
Portfolio: Picasso Lithographe III
Medium: Transfer lithograph
Date: 1956
Edition: 3000
Frame Size: 20 3/4" x 17 3/4"
Sheet Size...
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1950s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Nude Seated Cross-legged... (347 Series, B.1757)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Nude Seated Cross-Legged and 'Grotesque' with Hand on Heart" is an etching from Picasso's 347 Series with an image size of 6 x 8 inches, signed 'Pic...
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20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Etching
The Rooster, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.344)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Rooster is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.6 x 8.15 inc...
Category
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
The Sparrow Hawk, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.342)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Sparrow Hawk is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.5 x 8 inches, unsigned as issued, and framed in a contemporary silver and gray moulding. One of about 36 prints that exist with Picasso's remarqued title in French, from the edition of 262 (there were 226 portfolios, some with additional sets on varying papers).
Catalogue - Cramer #37
The exceptional etchings from Picasso’s Histoire Naturelle – Textes de Buffon are a masterful combination of sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint, showcasing a full range of gray tonalities. The etchings of animals, birds and insects are considered some of the most beautiful and most unusual examples of Picasso’s graphic work.
Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, pulled the prints for each etching between 1939-1942. It was Lacourière who taught Picasso the sugar-lift aquatint technique which allowed him to mimic the effect of brushstrokes in these etched images. Picasso first explored the technique in his plates for the Vollard Suite, but it was in the creation of the Buffon images that he fully realized its stunning, painterly potential.
For the edition, 226 portfolios were produced with the first thirty-six counting as deluxe compilations. These rare deluxe sets were on diverse papers (chine, japon or vergé ancien) and each included a complete additional suite showing Picasso’s title remarques along the bottom. As such, the remarqued versions of the prints are quite rare with just thirty-six of each produced for the edition (with the exception of The Wolf which is never remarqued – the image always fills the entire etching plate).
These prints are based on the writings of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who extensively documented the natural world in his monumental work Histoire Naturelle. Picasso’s association with the project to illustrate parts of the Buffon came during a tumultuous time in European history – the prelude to, and early years of, World War II. As the continent was ravaged, Picasso lived through the disaster in Paris, which the Germans occupied in 1940. These prints could be seen as a political statement – Picasso channeling his artistic expression into a form of resistance art...
Category
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
The Ox, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.330)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Ox is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.7 x 8.2 inches, unsigned as issued, and framed in a contemporary silver and gray moulding. One of about 36 prints that exist with Picasso's remarqued title in French, from the edition of 262 (there were 226 portfolios, some with additional sets on varying papers).
Catalogue - Cramer #37
The exceptional etchings from Picasso’s Histoire Naturelle – Textes de Buffon are a masterful combination of sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint, showcasing a full range of gray tonalities. The etchings of animals, birds and insects are considered some of the most beautiful and most unusual examples of Picasso’s graphic work.
Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, pulled the prints for each etching between 1939-1942. It was Lacourière who taught Picasso the sugar-lift aquatint technique which allowed him to mimic the effect of brushstrokes in these etched images. Picasso first explored the technique in his plates for the Vollard Suite, but it was in the creation of the Buffon images that he fully realized its stunning, painterly potential.
For the edition, 226 portfolios were produced with the first thirty-six counting as deluxe compilations. These rare deluxe sets were on diverse papers (chine, japon or vergé ancien) and each included a complete additional suite showing Picasso’s title remarques along the bottom. As such, the remarqued versions of the prints are quite rare with just thirty-six of each produced for the edition (with the exception of The Wolf which is never remarqued – the image always fills the entire etching plate).
These prints are based on the writings of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who extensively documented the natural world in his monumental work Histoire Naturelle. Picasso’s association with the project to illustrate parts of the Buffon came during a tumultuous time in European history – the prelude to, and early years of, World War II. As the continent was ravaged, Picasso lived through the disaster in Paris, which the Germans occupied in 1940. These prints could be seen as a political statement – Picasso channeling his artistic expression into a form of resistance art...
Category
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint, Drypoint
The Turkey, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.346)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Turkey is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.8 x 7.9 inches, unsigned as issued, and framed in a contemporary silver and gray moulding. One of about 36 prints that exist with Picasso's remarqued title in French, from the edition of 262 (there were 226 portfolios, some with additional sets on varying papers).
Catalogue - Cramer #37
The exceptional etchings from Picasso’s Histoire Naturelle – Textes de Buffon are a masterful combination of sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint, showcasing a full range of gray tonalities. The etchings of animals, birds and insects are considered some of the most beautiful and most unusual examples of Picasso’s graphic work.
Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, pulled the prints for each etching between 1939-1942. It was Lacourière who taught Picasso the sugar-lift aquatint technique which allowed him to mimic the effect of brushstrokes in these etched images. Picasso first explored the technique in his plates for the Vollard Suite, but it was in the creation of the Buffon images that he fully realized its stunning, painterly potential.
For the edition, 226 portfolios were produced with the first thirty-six counting as deluxe compilations. These rare deluxe sets were on diverse papers (chine, japon or vergé ancien) and each included a complete additional suite showing Picasso’s title remarques along the bottom. As such, the remarqued versions of the prints are quite rare with just thirty-six of each produced for the edition (with the exception of The Wolf which is never remarqued – the image always fills the entire etching plate).
These prints are based on the writings of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who extensively documented the natural world in his monumental work Histoire Naturelle. Picasso’s association with the project to illustrate parts of the Buffon came during a tumultuous time in European history – the prelude to, and early years of, World War II. As the continent was ravaged, Picasso lived through the disaster in Paris, which the Germans occupied in 1940. These prints could be seen as a political statement – Picasso channeling his artistic expression into a form of resistance art...
Category
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint, Drypoint
'Around the Unknown Masterpiece' 1968 (347 Series, B.1824)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Around the Unknown Masterpiece" is an aquatint on paper from Picasso's 347 Series, with an image size of 9 x 12.75 inches, signed 'Picasso' lower right and annotated lower left, fra...
Category
20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Aquatint
Man Unveiling a Woman, 1931 (Vollard Suite, B.138)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Man Unveiling a Woman" is a drypoint from Picasso's Vollard Suite, image size 14.5 x 11.5 inches, signed 'Picasso' lower right and framed in a Spanish-style, closed-corner, black an...
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20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Drypoint
La Chevre au Gravois
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873)
Le Chevre au Gravois
Numbered on the reverse
Phototype and Pochoir
16 x 11.5 inches
957/1000
Category
1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram
The Pigeon, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.347)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Pigeon is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.75x 8 inches, unsigned as issued, and framed in a contemporary silver and gray moulding. One of about 36 prints that exist with Picasso's remarqued title in French, from the edition of 262 (there were 226 portfolios, some with additional sets on varying papers).
Catalogue - Cramer #37
The exceptional etchings from Picasso’s Histoire Naturelle – Textes de Buffon are a masterful combination of sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint, showcasing a full range of gray tonalities. The etchings of animals, birds and insects are considered some of the most beautiful and most unusual examples of Picasso’s graphic work.
Roger Lacourière, Picasso’s master printer, pulled the prints for each etching between 1939-1942. It was Lacourière who taught Picasso the sugar-lift aquatint technique which allowed him to mimic the effect of brushstrokes in these etched images. Picasso first explored the technique in his plates for the Vollard Suite, but it was in the creation of the Buffon images that he fully realized its stunning, painterly potential.
For the edition, 226 portfolios were produced with the first thirty-six counting as deluxe compilations. These rare deluxe sets were on diverse papers (chine, japon or vergé ancien) and each included a complete additional suite showing Picasso’s title remarques along the bottom. As such, the remarqued versions of the prints are quite rare with just thirty-six of each produced for the edition (with the exception of The Wolf which is never remarqued – the image always fills the entire etching plate).
These prints are based on the writings of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who extensively documented the natural world in his monumental work Histoire Naturelle. Picasso’s association with the project to illustrate parts of the Buffon came during a tumultuous time in European history – the prelude to, and early years of, World War II. As the continent was ravaged, Picasso lived through the disaster in Paris, which the Germans occupied in 1940. These prints could be seen as a political statement – Picasso channeling his artistic expression into a form of resistance art...
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20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
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Drypoint, Aquatint
The Wasp, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.351)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Wasp is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.6 x 8 inches, u...
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20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
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Aquatint, Drypoint
The Mother Hen, 1942 (Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon, B.345)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Mother Hen is an aquatint and drypoint print on chine from one of the deluxe copies of Picasso's 1942 Histoire Naturelle - Textes de Buffon series. The image size is 10.6 x 8 inc...
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20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
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Drypoint, Aquatint
Le Mariee Comme Elle Est
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873)
Le Mariee Comme Elle Est
Numbered on the reverse
Phototype and Pochoir
16 x 11.5 inches
957/1000
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
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Photogram
Homme nu avec femme ivre et jeune flutiste
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Homme nu avec femme ivre et jeune flutiste
Etching, 1955
Signature stamp lower right (see photo)
Annotated in penci lower leftl: "epreuve d'artiste" (see photo)
Inventory number vers...
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1950s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Pablo Picasso 'Hibou' A. R. 253
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Hibou (A. R. 253)
Terre de faïence pitcher, painted in colors and glazed, 1954, from the edition of 500, inscribed 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura', with ...
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1950s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
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Ceramic, Earthenware
Degas with Three Nude Women - Original etching, Signed (Bloch #1981)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, FR
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Degas with Three Nude Women, 1971
Original etching
Signed with the artist stamp signature
Numbered / 50
On vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 in)
Image size 36....
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1970s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Pablo Picasso 'Dormeur' A. R. 343
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Dormeur (A. R. 343)
Terre de faïence plate, 1956, an unnumbered example aside from the edition of 100, this plate was used as the mould for Ateliers Hugo'...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Silver
Pablo Picasso - The Ballet Dancer - Original Lithograph
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pablo Picasso - Original Lithograph
Title: The Ballet Dancer
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
1954
Reference: Bloch 767
Frontispiece for the book "Le Ballet" (Paris: Editions Hachet, 1954) by...
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1950s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Pablo Picasso 'Profil de Jacqueline' A. R. 309
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Profil de Jacqueline (A. R. 309)
Terre de faïence dish, 1956, from the edition of 100, with the workshop numbering, w...
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1950s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Earthenware, Ceramic
The Old King (Le Vieux Roi)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Picasso, Pablo
Title: The Old King (Le Vieux Roi)
Date: 1959
Medium: Lithograph
Framed Dimensions: 37.5" x 31.5"
Signature: Signed
Edition of 1000 (aside from numbered ...
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1950s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
La Chevre a L'Horizon
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873)
Le Chevre a L'Horizon
Numbered on the reverse
Phototype and Pochoir
16 x 11.5 inches
957/1000
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram
La Chevre a la Caisse d'Embellage
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873)
Le Chevre a la caisse d'Emballage
Numbered on the reverse
Phototype and Pochoir
16 x 11.5 inches
957/1000
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram
Urbi
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873)
Urbi
Numbered on the reverse
Phototype and Pochoir
16 x 11.5 inches
957/1000
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram
Le Peintre à la Palette (Painter with Palette)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Le Peintre à la Palette (Painter with Palette), 1963 in an intricate and detailed work that showcases the dedication the artist has to his craft and his chosen mediums....
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
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Linocut
Pablo Picasso 'Chouette femme' A. R. 119
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Chouette femme (A. R. 119)
Terre de faïence vase, 1951, from the edition of 500, partially glazed and painted, with the Edition Picasso and Madoura stamps.
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1950s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Jacqueline au Bandeau de Face (Grande Tête de Femme)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Jacqueline au Bandeau de Face (Grande Tête de Femme), 1962 is a bright and unique depiction of Pablo Picasso’s last and fin...
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
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Linocut
Bohu
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873)
Bohu
Numbered on the reverse
Phototype and Pochoir
16 x 11.5 inches
957/1000
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram
Le Corrigan de Littoral
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873)
Le Corrigan de Litterral
Numbered on the reverse
Phototype and Pochoir
16 x 11.5 inches
957/1000
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram
L'Homme aux Chats ll
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
L'homme aux Chats lI
Numbered on the reverse
Phototype and Pochoir
16 x 11.5 inches
957/1000
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram
Tohu
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873)
Tohu
Numbered on the reverse
Phototype and Pochoir
16 x 11.5 inches
957/1000
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram
Vacarme
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1873)
Vacarme
Numbered on the reverse
Phototype and Pochoir
16 x 11.5 inches
957/1000
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogram
Pablo Picasso 'Vallauris' A. R. 179
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Vallauris (A. R. 179)
Terre de faïence plate, 1953, from the edition of 400, partially glazed and painted, with the Empreinte Originale de Picasso and Ma...
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1950s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic
Jeu de la Cape (III)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Jeu de la Cape (III)
Portfolio: A Los Toros Avec Picasso
Medium: Original transfer lithograph
Date: 1961
Edition: Unnumbered
Frame Size: 16 3/4" x 19 1/4...
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso 'Picador' A. R. 162
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Picador (A. R. 162)
Terre de faïence pitcher, 1952, from the edition of 500, incised 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura', partially glazed and painted.
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1950s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze
Pablo Picasso 'Visage No. 144' A. R. 480
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Visage No. 144 (A. R. 480)
Terre de faïence plate, 1963, numbered 51/150 and inscribed 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura'.
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1960s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso 'Visage de faune' A. R. 256
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Visage de faune (A. R. 256)
Terre de faïence bowl, 1955, from the edition of 100, partially glazed and painted, with the Madoura Empreinte Originale de Pi...
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1950s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
Materials
Ceramic
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 ...
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1970s Modern Pablo Picasso Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Pablo Picasso enjoyed making prints and did so throughout his life. It’s estimated that he made approximately 2,400 different prints through a wide variety of techniques including etchings, lithographs and linocut. Shop a selection of Picasso pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- Who is Pablo Picasso?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Pablo Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He helped pioneer the style of Cubism, which involves depicting objects in fragmented geometric shapes. His works served as inspiration for future abstract art movements. You'll find a large selection of Pablo Picasso art on 1stDibs.
- Where is Pablo Picasso from?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Pablo Picasso was from Spain. He was born in Málaga, Spain, on October 25, 1881. He later moved to France, the country where he completed most of his work. Picasso died in Mougins, France, on April 8, 1973. On 1stDibs, find a large selection of Pablo Picasso art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Pablo Picasso made prints throughout his career. His first was made in 1899 when he was still a teen, and his final one was made in 1972 when the artist was 90 years old. It’s estimated that he produced around 2400 prints in his lifetime. Shop a selection of Pablo Picasso pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Pablo Picasso is most famous for founding the Cubist movement, which uses several points of view and perspectives, creating a geometric-looking result. Cubism was considered a massive break from traditional methods of painting. One of Picasso's most famous cubist pieces is “Guernica,” the artist's representation of the Spanish Civil War.
- When was Pablo Picasso born?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in Málaga, Spain. However, he spent most of his working years in France and lived there until he died in the commune of Mougins on April 8, 1973. On 1stDibs, find a large collection of Pablo Picasso.
- What inspired Pablo Picasso?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022The Spanish artist El Greco inspired Pablo Picasso's early work. As his interest in abstraction grew, Picasso turned to African masks and handicrafts for inspiration. The works of Paul Cézanne and Henri Rousseau also influenced the artist. Find a selection of Pablo Picasso art on 1stDibs.
- Where did Pablo Picasso live?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Although born in Spain, Pablo Picasso lived in France while working as an artist. From 1904 to 1946, he called Paris home. Then, he relocated to the South of France. He died there in the commune of Mougins on April 8, 1973 at the age of 91. Shop a large selection of Pablo Picasso art on 1stDibs.
- Where was Pablo Picasso born?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Pablo Picasso was born in Málaga, Spain. His birth date is October 25, 1881. In 1891, Picasso's family moved to A Coruña, Spain, so that his father, Don José Ruiz y Blasco, could work as a professor at the School of Fine Arts. When Picasso became an artist, he relocated to France, where he lived until he died on April 8, 1973. Find a large collection of Pablo Picasso art on 1stDibs.
- What is Pablo Picasso known for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Pablo Picasso is best known for Cubism. He was one of the dominant artists of the movement. Cubism is a form of abstract art that focuses on showing objects and individuals as fragmented geometric shapes. It marked a radical shift from other art movements that came before it. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Pablo Picasso art.
- Where did Pablo Picasso grow up?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024Pablo Picasso grew up in Spain. He was born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain. When he was 14 years old, his family relocated to Barcelona, where Picasso would go on to attend the Academy of Arts. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Pablo Picasso art from some of the world's top galleries and dealers.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024Although his work evolved over time, Pablo Picasso's art style is typically associated most with Cubism. Picasso helped establish the art movement along with his contemporary, Georges Braque. The Spanish artist's work also influenced Surrealism, neoclassicism and Expressionism. Explore a diverse assortment of Pablo Picasso art from some of the world's top galleries and dealers on 1stDibs.
- Did Pablo Picasso go to school?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, Pablo Picasso went to school. He was a student at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, Spain. When he began his studies in 1897, the academy was the top art school in the country. Picasso did not finish his studies, however. Instead, he traveled to Paris in 1900 and began working as an artist. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Pablo Picasso art.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Pablo Picasso was 91 years old when he died on April 8, 1973, in Mougins, France. His 92nd birthday would have been on October 25 of that year. You can shop a large collection of Pablo Picasso art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Historians disagree about which of Pablo Picasso's paintings is the most famous because many of his works are well-known and easily recognizable. Some notable pieces include Guernica, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, The Old Guitarist, The Weeping Woman and Portrait of Ambroise Vollard. You'll find a large collection of Pablo Picasso on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Pablo Picasso's full name was Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso. He shortened it to Pablo Ruiz Picasso, but most people refer to him as "Pablo Picasso" or simply "Picasso." Shop a wide range of Pablo Picasso art on 1stDibs.
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- 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 1, 2024One interesting fact about Pablo Picasso is that the artist was extremely prolific, producing more than 150,000 works during the course of his life. Although known by just “Picasso,” his full name is actually 35 words long: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso. Police once thought he was responsible for stealing the Mona Lisa, and ironically, more Picasso paintings have been reported as missing or stolen than those of any other artist in history. Before he died at the age of 91, Picasso reportedly said, "Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can't drink anymore," and his parting words inspired Paul McCartney to write the song "Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me)." On 1stDibs, find a selection of Pablo Picasso art.
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