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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Work, 1954

Egidio Costantini and Pablo Picasso

Work, 1954

Sale Date: December 10, 2021

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Jeune sculpteur au travail, 1933

Pablo Picasso

Jeune sculpteur au travail, 1933

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HOMMAGE À BACCHUS, LITHOGRAPHIE 27-28-30-31..., 1960

Pablo Picasso

HOMMAGE À BACCHUS, LITHOGRAPHIE 27-28-30-31..., 1960

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ENSEMBLE TROIS EAUX-FORTES SUR PAPIER, 1956

Pablo Picasso

ENSEMBLE TROIS EAUX-FORTES SUR PAPIER, 1956

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TROUPE D'ACTEURS, LITHOGRAPHIE 17 FÉVRIER 1954, 1954

Pablo Picasso

TROUPE D'ACTEURS, LITHOGRAPHIE 17 FÉVRIER 1954, 1954

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POÈMES ET LITHOGRAPHIES, 1949

Pablo Picasso

POÈMES ET LITHOGRAPHIES, 1949

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Picasso Lithographe I-III (2 vols w/4 works)

Pablo Picasso

Picasso Lithographe I-III (2 vols w/4 works)

Sale Date: November 29, 2021

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Jeu de la corrida, 1957

Pablo Picasso

Jeu de la corrida, 1957

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唐·吉柯德 瓷盘

Pablo Picasso

唐·吉柯德 瓷盘

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公牛瓷盘 瓷盘

Pablo Picasso

公牛瓷盘 瓷盘

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非洲人物 铸铜雕塑

Pablo Picasso

非洲人物 铸铜雕塑

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弥诺陶洛斯 铸铜雕塑

Pablo Picasso

弥诺陶洛斯 铸铜雕塑

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在悬垂裸体前躺着的雕塑家 石版画

Pablo Picasso

在悬垂裸体前躺着的雕塑家 石版画

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Les Yeux fertiles, 1936

Pablo Picasso

Les Yeux fertiles, 1936

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Les Transparents, 1967

Pablo Picasso

Les Transparents, 1967

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Suite gravée, barrée, pour Le Frère mendiant, 1959

Pablo Picasso

Suite gravée, barrée, pour Le Frère mendiant, 1959

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卡门 （一组六件） 纸本版画书 H.C, 1964

Pablo Picasso

卡门 （一组六件） 纸本版画书 H.C, 1964

Sale Date: December 2, 2021

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Hibou mat, [Modèle conçu en 1955

Pablo Picasso

Hibou mat, [Modèle conçu en 1955

Sale Date: December 2, 2021

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Nature morte sur un guéridon devant une..., 1919

Pablo Picasso

Nature morte sur un guéridon devant une..., 1919

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Esquisse pour Le Harem, 1906

Pablo Picasso

Esquisse pour Le Harem, 1906

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Scene de Theatre, 1966

Pablo Picasso

Scene de Theatre, 1966

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Affiches originales des maîtres de l'école..., 1959

Pablo Picasso

Affiches originales des maîtres de l'école..., 1959

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Le festin (The Banquet) from Lysistrata..., 1934

Pablo Picasso

Le festin (The Banquet) from Lysistrata..., 1934

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Pour Madame Boccard, 1969

Pablo Picasso

Pour Madame Boccard, 1969

Sale Date: December 1, 2021

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