Pablo Picasso

(Spanish, 1881–1973)

Pablo Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. His use of form, color, and perspective profoundly impacted later generations of painters, including Willem de Kooning and David Hockney. “There are artists who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun,” he once said. Born Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispín Crispiniano María de los Remedios de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz Picasso on October 25, 1881 in Málaga, Spain, his talent was cultivated early on by his father the painter Jose Ruíz Blasco. Picasso went on to attend the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid, he lived for a time in Barcelona before settling in Paris in 1904. Immersed in the Parisian avant-garde circles of Gertrude Stein, Picasso rapidly transitioned styles from Neo-Impressionism through his Blue Period and Rose Period. He reached a unique style with the painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907). Constantly in search of pictorial solutions and in dialogue with his friend Georges Braque, Picasso melded the forms he saw in African sculpture with the fractured compositions he admired in Paul Cézanne  to produce the style of Cubism. Not limited to painting, the artist also produced collage, sculpture, and ceramics. After being deeply affected by the tragedies of the Spanish Civil War, Picasso created what is arguably his most political work Guernica (1937), a mural-sized painting depicting war-torn carnage with jagged shapes in contrasting grayscale. The artist was prolific up until his death on April 8, 1973 in Mougins, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, as well as institutions devoted solely to his work, including the Museo Picasso Málaga, the Museu Picasso in Barcelona, and the Musée National Picasso in Paris.

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Repos Deux filles bavardant, 1971

Pablo Picasso

Repos Deux filles bavardant, 1971

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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Bacchanale avec jeune homme au masque, 1955

Pablo Picasso

Bacchanale avec jeune homme au masque, 1955

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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Le gout du bonheur

Pablo Picasso

Le gout du bonheur

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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Portrait de Mlle D.M. (Dora Maar)

Pablo Picasso

Portrait de Mlle D.M. (Dora Maar)

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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Jacqueline (La Dame aux Dés)

Pablo Picasso

Jacqueline (La Dame aux Dés)

Sale Date: November 7, 2023

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FEMME A LA FRAISE, DE PROFIL, SONETO VII,..., 1948

Pablo Picasso

FEMME A LA FRAISE, DE PROFIL, SONETO VII,..., 1948

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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LES BAIGNEUSES SURPRISES, FROM THE..., 1931–1939

Pablo Picasso

LES BAIGNEUSES SURPRISES, FROM THE..., 1931–1939

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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LE VIOL, V, PLATE 31, FROM LA SUITE VOLLARD [B....

Pablo Picasso

LE VIOL, V, PLATE 31, FROM LA SUITE VOLLARD [B....

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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DRESSAGE AU CIRQUE, AVEC, AU PREMIER PLAN,..., 1970

Pablo Picasso

DRESSAGE AU CIRQUE, AVEC, AU PREMIER PLAN,..., 1970

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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INES AND HER CHILD, 1947 [M. 61; B. 415], 1947

Pablo Picasso

INES AND HER CHILD, 1947 [M. 61; B. 415], 1947

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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DORA MAAR AU COLLIER, 1937 [B. 300; BA. 628], 1937

Pablo Picasso

DORA MAAR AU COLLIER, 1937 [B. 300; BA. 628], 1937

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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JACQUELINE AU CHAPEAU NOIR, 1962, [B. 1028;..., 1962

Pablo Picasso

JACQUELINE AU CHAPEAU NOIR, 1962, [B. 1028;..., 1962

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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SCULPTEUR ET MODÈLE DEBOUT, FROM LA..., 1933–1939

Pablo Picasso

SCULPTEUR ET MODÈLE DEBOUT, FROM LA..., 1933–1939

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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SCULPTEUR ET MODELE AGENOUILLE, FROM LA , 1931–1939

Pablo Picasso

SCULPTEUR ET MODELE AGENOUILLE, FROM LA , 1931–1939

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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FEMME NUE A LA JAMBE PLIÉE, FROM THE..., 1931–1939

Pablo Picasso

FEMME NUE A LA JAMBE PLIÉE, FROM THE..., 1931–1939

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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SABLE MOUVANT, 1966 [B. 1183-1192; BA...., 1966

Pablo Picasso

SABLE MOUVANT, 1966 [B. 1183-1192; BA...., 1966

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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AU CIRQUE L'ECUYERE BRUNE, 1967 [B. 1452;..., 1967

Pablo Picasso

AU CIRQUE L'ECUYERE BRUNE, 1967 [B. 1452;..., 1967

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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NATURE MORTE AU CRÂNE, CIRCA 1960, 1960

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NATURE MORTE AU CRÂNE, CIRCA 1960, 1960

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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TÊTE DE BOUFFON, CARNAVAL, 1965 [B. 1193;..., 1965

Pablo Picasso

TÊTE DE BOUFFON, CARNAVAL, 1965 [B. 1193;..., 1965

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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FRANÇOISE, 14 JUIN 1946 [B. 401; M. 45], 1946

Pablo Picasso

FRANÇOISE, 14 JUIN 1946 [B. 401; M. 45], 1946

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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LA CASSEROLE ÉMAILÉE, FROM

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LA CASSEROLE ÉMAILÉE, FROM "ESTAMPES", 1950, 1950

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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TÊTE DE FAUNE, 1959 [MA. 2101], 1959

After Pablo Picasso

TÊTE DE FAUNE, 1959 [MA. 2101], 1959

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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CRÂNE DE CHEVRE SUR LA TABLE, 1950-1953 , 1950–1953

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CRÂNE DE CHEVRE SUR LA TABLE, 1950-1953 , 1950–1953

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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Jacquline, 1958

Pablo Picasso

Jacquline, 1958

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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