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| Artist: | Picasso, Pablo (1881 - 1973) |
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| Title: | Exposition Vallauris, 1964 |
| Reference: | Bloch 1301, Baer 1354 |
| Medium: | Original Color Linocut |
| Image Size: | 25 3/16 in x 20 13/16 in (63.9 cm x 52.9 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 28 1/2 in x 23 1/2 in (72.7cm x 59.9 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 44 3/4 in x 39 3/4 in (113.7 cm x 101 cm) |
| Signed: | This work is hand-signed by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881- Mougins, 1973) in blue pencil in the lower right hand side of the work. |
| Edition: | Numbered 23/168 (from the edition of 168). |
| Condition: | This work is in excellent condition. The colors are bright and fresh. |
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Conveyed through the use of elegant, smooth lines, this piece exemplifies Picasso's ability to bring animation and life to even the most basic of images - letters. Juxtaposing white lines against a rich brown background, each character appears as if instilled with a sense of personality, dancing across the composition, much to the viewer's delight. |
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| Historical Description: | |
| In this piece announcing the 1964 Vallauris Exhibition, Picasso focuses on text
as imagery, utilizing quirky line work and bold coloration to entice the viewer
and enhance the design elements in this piece. The elements are simple - whimsical,
blocked white font against a rich, brown background. Simply conceived, boldly
executed, this poster is a wonderful example of Picasso's eloquent handling
of linocut, a medium that other artists often find difficult and clumsy, but
one in which Picasso excelled. Indeed it is perhaps in his linocuts where one
can best perceive his elegant lines and smooth hand for which he was famous.
This piece represents not only his artistic talent in this tricky medium but
also his appreciation for the whimsical quality of the Vallauris ceramics and
his dedication to the advancement of the small town which he called home. Picasso's
commitment to civic duty is nowhere better demonstrated than in the posters
he created for the town's annual ceramic fairs and bullfights.
DOCUMENTED AND ILLUSTRATED IN: About the Framing: | |
| Style: | Cubism, Blue Period, Rose Period, 20th Century Spanish Modern Master, Madoura ceramics of Vallauris, Vollard |
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Biography of Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
"Yet Cubism and Modern art weren't either scientific or intellectual; they were visual and came from the eye and mind of one of the greatest geniuses in art history. Pablo Picasso, born in Spain, was a child prodigy who was recognized as such by his art-teacher father, who ably led him along. The small Museo de Picasso in Barcelona is devoted primarily to his early works, which include strikingly realistic renderings of casts of ancient sculpture.
"He was a rebel from the start and, as a teenager, began to frequent the Barcelona cafes where intellectuals gathered. He soon went to Paris, the capital of art, and soaked up the works of Manet, Gustave Courbet, and Toulouse-Lautrec, whose sketchy style impressed him greatly. Then it was back to Spain, a return to France, and again back to Spain - all in the years 1899 to 1904.
"Before he struck upon Cubism, Picasso went through a prodigious number of styles - realism, caricature, the Blue Period, and the Rose Period. The Blue Period dates from 1901 to 1904 and is characterized by a predominantly blue palette and subjects focusing on outcasts, beggars, and prostitutes. This was when he also produced his first sculptures. The most poignant work of the style is in Cleveland's Museum of Art, La Vie (1903), which was created in memory of a great childhood friend, the Spanish poet Casagemas, who had committed suicide. The painting started as a self-portrait, but Picasso's features became those of his lost friend. The composition is stilted, the space compressed, the gestures stiff, and the tones predominantly blue. Another outstanding Blue Period work, of 1903, is in the Metropolitan, The Blind Man's Meal. Yet another example, perhaps the most lyrical and mysterious ever, is in the Toledo Museum of Art, the haunting Woman with a Crow (1903).
"The Rose Period began around 1904 when Picasso's palette brightened, the paintings dominated by pinks and beiges, light blues, and roses. His subjects are saltimbanques (circus people), harlequins, and clowns, all of whom seem to be mute and strangely inactive. One of the premier works of this period is in Washington, D.C., the National Gallery's large and extremely beautiful Family of Saltimbanques dating to 1905, which portrays a group of circus workers who appear alienated and incapable of communicating with each other, set in a one-dimensional space.
"In 1905, Picasso went briefly to Holland, and on his return to Paris, his works took on a classical aura with large male and fernale figures seen frontally or in distinct profile, almost like early Greek art. One of the best of these of 1906 is in the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY, La Toilette. Several pieces in this new style were purchased by Gertrude (the art patron and writer) and her brother, Leo Stein.
Picasso enjoyed creating his art on many media. From paintings to etchings to ceramics, all of his works are a testament to his skills. There are even Picasso prints that are worth more than unique original works.
