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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Head of a Musketeer – Tête d’homme, 1969

Pablo Picasso

Head of a Musketeer – Tête d’homme, 1969

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Nu Assis, 1962

Pablo Picasso

Nu Assis, 1962

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Tête au masque, 1956

Pablo Picasso

Tête au masque, 1956

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Pablo Picasso-Grabados al linóleo, 1963

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso-Grabados al linóleo, 1963

Sale Date: June 23, 2021

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ARLEQUIN, 1966 (Czwiklitzer, 230), 1966

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ARLEQUIN, 1966 (Czwiklitzer, 230), 1966

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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VENUS ET L'AMOUR, D'APRES LUCAS CRANACH..., 1957

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VENUS ET L'AMOUR, D'APRES LUCAS CRANACH..., 1957

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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LA PIQUE, 1959 (Baer, 1227.A; Bloch, 908), 1959

Pablo Picasso

LA PIQUE, 1959 (Baer, 1227.A; Bloch, 908), 1959

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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AU CIRQUE, 1971 (Bloch, 1990), 1971

Pablo Picasso

AU CIRQUE, 1971 (Bloch, 1990), 1971

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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L'AGE DE SOLEIL, 1950 (Cramer, 57), 1950

Pablo Picasso

L'AGE DE SOLEIL, 1950 (Cramer, 57), 1950

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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MATERNITE, 1962 (Ginestet & Pouillon, E 670), 1962

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MATERNITE, 1962 (Ginestet & Pouillon, E 670), 1962

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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LE PETIT POT DE FLEURS, 1947

Pablo Picasso

LE PETIT POT DE FLEURS, 1947

Sale Date: June 11, 2021

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女子头像19/30 铸铜雕塑

Pablo Picasso

女子头像19/30 铸铜雕塑

Sale Date: June 19, 2021

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人脸4/80 铸铜雕塑

Pablo Picasso

人脸4/80 铸铜雕塑

Sale Date: June 19, 2021

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牧神和山羊 石版画

Pablo Picasso

牧神和山羊 石版画

Sale Date: June 19, 2021

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和平鸽 石版画

Pablo Picasso

和平鸽 石版画

Sale Date: June 19, 2021

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雕塑家和两个雕塑头像 石版画

Pablo Picasso

雕塑家和两个雕塑头像 石版画

Sale Date: June 19, 2021

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西班牙艺术家对诗人安东尼奥·马查多的敬意 石版画

Pablo Picasso

西班牙艺术家对诗人安东尼奥·马查多的敬意 石版画

Sale Date: June 19, 2021

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斗牛 石版画

Pablo Picasso

斗牛 石版画

Sale Date: June 19, 2021

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人脸水罐 彩釉水罐

Pablo Picasso

人脸水罐 彩釉水罐

Sale Date: June 19, 2021

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Face No. 130, 1963

Pablo Picasso

Face No. 130, 1963

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Face No. 111, 1963

Pablo Picasso

Face No. 111, 1963

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Femme du Barbu pitcher, 1953

Pablo Picasso

Femme du Barbu pitcher, 1953

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Face and Owl vase, 1958

Pablo Picasso

Face and Owl vase, 1958

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

Auction Closed

Portrait of Marie-Therese Walter, 1927–1928

After Pablo Picasso

Portrait of Marie-Therese Walter, 1927–1928

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

Auction Closed

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