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| Artist: | Picasso, Pablo (1881 - 1973) |
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| Title: | Cubist Composition,1965 |
| Reference: | Rubin, 296 |
| Medium: | Original Color Pochoir |
| Image Size: | 21 1/10 in x 17 7/10 in (53.5 x 45 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 24 2/5 in x 20 7/10 in (62 x 52.5 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 40 in x 36 1/5 in (101.6 cm x 91.9 cm) |
| Signed: | This work is hand-signed by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 - Mougins, 1973) in pencil in the lower right margin. |
| Edition: | Numbered from the edition of 350 in pencil in the lower left margin; published by Guy Spitzer, Paris. |
| Condition: | This work is in excellent condition. |
| Gallery Price: Item# 3914 | Sorry, this item is sold. Please visit the rest of our Picasso fine art collection |
| Historical Description: | |
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"Picasso delights in the ambiguous sign that permit him to develop analogies between forms, such as the female torso and the body of a violin," writes William Rubin in Picasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubsim (23). While there is no violin in Hat Decorated with Grapes, the outline of a guitar does suggest itself in the wavy lines of the girl's hair. Both guitar and violin recur in Picasso's works from this period, their shapes imbued human attributes. The subject, in this case, is a young girl with sad eyes and a mouth that frowns from its inverted position. The composition centers on this curious face with its pinhole eyes and sail-shaped nose while also drawing the gaze outwards along its many facets. Blending as it does emotion and the 'analysis' of forms into single elements, recalls Rubin's comment that Picasso has an "intense interest in the particulars of the human situation" (20). Here is an artist, and an oeuvre, dedicated to exposing the human element of any scene, in any style. Created in 1965 after the original oil painting that Picasso painted in autumn 1913 in Paris, this work was printed by Guy Spitzer. Hand-signed in pencil at the lower right by Pablo Picasso (Malaga, 1881 - Mougins, 1973), it is numbered from the edition of 350 in pencil at the lower left. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1. Rubin, William. Picasso and Braque: Pioneering Cubism. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1989. The original oil painting is listed and illustrated on p. 296. 2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work. About the Framing: This work is framed to archival, museum-grade standards. Displayed in a complementary moulding, the piece is finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical-grade Plexiglas. | |
| 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.
