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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LE CARMEN DES CARMEN (illustrated book), 1964

Pablo Picasso

LE CARMEN DES CARMEN (illustrated book), 1964

Sale Date: July 16, 2021

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156 Series No.97, 1962

Pablo Picasso

156 Series No.97, 1962

Sale Date: July 16, 2021

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Carte de voeux Galerie Madoura, 1968

Pablo Picasso

Carte de voeux Galerie Madoura, 1968

Sale Date: July 16, 2021

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Joueur de Flute (A.r. 128), 1951

Pablo Picasso

Joueur de Flute (A.r. 128), 1951

Sale Date: May 26, 2021

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Peintre et Modèle Avec un Sculpture II, 1964

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Peintre et Modèle Avec un Sculpture II, 1964

Sale Date: June 24, 2021

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Madame Ricardo Canals, 1966

Pablo Picasso

Madame Ricardo Canals, 1966

Sale Date: July 16, 2021

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Harlequin (from the Barcelona Suite), 1966

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Harlequin (from the Barcelona Suite), 1966

Sale Date: July 16, 2021

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La colombe volante II, 1950

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La colombe volante II, 1950

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Fauno con rami, 1948

Pablo Picasso

Fauno con rami, 1948

Sale Date: July 16, 2021

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County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1966

Pablo Picasso

County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1966

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Special Reissued Edition to Commemorate, 1969

Pablo Picasso

Special Reissued Edition to Commemorate, 1969

Sale Date: April 9, 2021

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… Something other than the child beautiful, 1957

Pablo Picasso

… Something other than the child beautiful, 1957

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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À haute flame, 1955

Pablo Picasso

À haute flame, 1955

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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De Mé moire d ' homme, 1950

Pablo Picasso

De Mé moire d ' homme, 1950

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Two tales. The Picador Centaur. Le..., 1947

Pablo Picasso

Two tales. The Picador Centaur. Le..., 1947

Sale Date: February 2, 2021

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Fleurs (for U.C.L.A.), 1961

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Fleurs (for U.C.L.A.), 1961

Sale Date: July 18, 2021

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Les Dejeuners Dessins Originaux de Picasso, 1962

Pablo Picasso

Les Dejeuners Dessins Originaux de Picasso, 1962

Sale Date: July 18, 2021

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Le Cavalier (Mousquetaire a la Pipe), 1968

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Le Cavalier (Mousquetaire a la Pipe), 1968

Sale Date: July 21, 2021

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La Chèvre-Feuille (Cramer 38), 1943

Pablo Picasso

La Chèvre-Feuille (Cramer 38), 1943

Sale Date: July 21, 2021

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Arte et Solidarité (Czwiklitzer 197), 1961

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Arte et Solidarité (Czwiklitzer 197), 1961

Sale Date: July 21, 2021

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Le Picador I (Bloch 1013), 1961

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Le Picador I (Bloch 1013), 1961

Sale Date: July 21, 2021

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Les Jeux et la lecture (Bloch 741; Mourlot..., 1953

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Les Jeux et la lecture (Bloch 741; Mourlot..., 1953

Sale Date: July 21, 2021

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Colombe (à L'Arc de Ciel) (Bloch 712,..., 1952

Pablo Picasso

Colombe (à L'Arc de Ciel) (Bloch 712,..., 1952

Sale Date: July 21, 2021

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Affiche Exposition de Céramiques (Bloch 1280)

Pablo Picasso

Affiche Exposition de Céramiques (Bloch 1280)

Sale Date: July 21, 2021

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