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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La Couseuse, 1905

Pablo Picasso

La Couseuse, 1905

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Edition Picasso,

Pablo Picasso

Edition Picasso, "Picador", 1952, 1952

Sale Date: January 14, 2024

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Edition Picasso,

Pablo Picasso

Edition Picasso, "Picador", 1952, 1952

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Nature Morte aux citrons et aux oranges, 1936;, 1936

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Nature Morte aux citrons et aux oranges, 1936;, 1936

Sale Date: March 5, 2024

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Jeu de Ballon sur une Plage, 1957;, 1957

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Jeu de Ballon sur une Plage, 1957;, 1957

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La Danse des Faunes, Cannes, Dimanche,..., 1957

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La Danse des Faunes, Cannes, Dimanche,..., 1957

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Deux Danseurs, 1956

Pablo Picasso

Deux Danseurs, 1956

Sale Date: March 16, 2024

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Faunes et Flore D'Antibes (After) (portfolio , 1960

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Faunes et Flore D'Antibes (After) (portfolio , 1960

Sale Date: February 28, 2024

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Femme se coiffant, 1953

Pablo Picasso

Femme se coiffant, 1953

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Femme nue couchée, 1966

Pablo Picasso

Femme nue couchée, 1966

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Les Spectateurs, 1905

Pablo Picasso

Les Spectateurs, 1905

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Danseuse

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Danseuse

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Nature morte à la bougie, 1944

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Nature morte à la bougie, 1944

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Femme assise dans un fauteuil, 1942

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Femme assise dans un fauteuil, 1942

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La Minotauromachie, 1935

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La Minotauromachie, 1935

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Scène de cirque, 1968

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Scène de cirque, 1968

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Composition, 1934

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Composition, 1934

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PORTRAIT OF VOLLARD II, 1937

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PORTRAIT OF VOLLARD II, 1937

Sale Date: February 27, 2024

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Picador and Matador, 1962

Pablo Picasso

Picador and Matador, 1962

Sale Date: February 27, 2024

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Portrait d'homme - Notre Dame de Vie, 1966

Pablo Picasso

Portrait d'homme - Notre Dame de Vie, 1966

Sale Date: February 21, 2024

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"Profils de Femme Regardant a Droite, 1963

Sale Date: February 17, 2024

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VIEUX MODELE

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VIEUX MODELE

Sale Date: February 17, 2024

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The Student tapestry

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The Student tapestry

Sale Date: February 29, 2024

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from 'Imaginary Portraits'

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from 'Imaginary Portraits'

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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