Pablo Picasso

Few artists have achieved such fame and success as Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) or have played such a significant role in shaping the public perception of art and the artist. A major influence in the 20th century, Picasso is credited with establishing Cubism and a pioneer of constructed sculpture, an artistic form of creating three-dimensional images from a two-dimensional picture plane. Bidsquare online auction of Pablo Picasso paintings continues to lure collectors despite steep prices.

Pablo Picasso Paintings

Paintings by Pablo Picasso in his early years were mainly composed of melancholy blues and blue greens with occasional touches of other colors, often depicting poverty and loneliness, referred to as his Blue Period. This period is particularly well represented by The Old Guitarist, a masterpiece of Picasso's. His progression of work led to the Rose Period, as he explored more lyrical subjects such as acrobats, jugglers, and others. Aside from experimenting with Symbolism during his Blue and Rose Periods, Picasso developed Cubism as an extension of Primitivism. It was in Les Demoiselles d'Avignon that Picasso developed his Cubist style, the unique style that would reshape his work throughout his career. Les Demoiselles d’Avignon signified a breakthrough in art, heralding the avant-garde art movement of the twentieth century. Picasso's Cubist masterpiece Guernica is one of the most well-known paintings in history. 

As with painting, he excelled at a variety of media, including sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, and collage. A master of constant reinvention, the creative styles of Pablo Picasso transcend realism and abstraction, surrealism, and expressionism, having a profound influence on each movement. All through his illustrious career, he consistently challenged the boundaries of art. Continuously responding to the idea of the wider artistic world, Picasso’s oeuvre grew to include artworks ranging from Cubism to the Classical Period as well as expressionist pieces and diverse mediums such as ceramics, drawings, sculpture, printmaking, costume designs, and theatre sets, all bearing a testament to his versatility and prolific output. 

Picasso's work can be found in many museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Centre Pompidou, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Additionally, several institutions exhibit his work exclusively, like the Museu Picasso in Barcelona, Museo Picasso Málaga, and the Musée National Picasso in Paris.

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Interesting Facts about Pablo Picasso:

• Over 2,500 unique prints were created by Picasso during the twentieth century.
• Many of Picasso’s great works were inspired by his lovers, including La Femme Que Pleure and La Minotauromachie.

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