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Original Exhibition Catalog Picasso Peintures 1955-1956 at Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1957
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Exhibition: Picasso Peintures 1955-1956 Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Year: 1957
Language: French
Pages: 44 pp.
Dimensions: 17 x 17 cm
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Good vintage condition with minor marks and imperfections due to age
This original catalog was published for the 1957 exhibition Picasso Peintures 1955-1956 at Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris. The exhibition focused on a selection of Picasso’s paintings from the years 1955-1956, highlighting the depth and diversity of his artistic vision during this period.
The cover of the catalog features a unique original lithograph created by Picasso himself, printed by the renowned Mourlot Frres, adding a distinctive touch to the piece. This lithograph, designed specifically for the catalog, reflects Picasso’s personal involvement in the presentation of his work and adds a rare, collectible element to the exhibition materials.
In good vintage condition, this small softcover catalog (17 x 17 cm) may show slight signs of age and wear, consistent with its age and use. A must-have for Picasso collectors or art enthusiasts interested in his works from the mid-1950s, as well as for those fascinated by the artist’s relationship with the printmaking process.Creator: Pablo Picasso (Artist)Dimensions: Height: 6.7 in (17 cm)Width: 6.7 in (17 cm)Depth: 0.2 in (5 mm)Style: Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)Materials and Techniques: PaperPlace of Origin: SpainPeriod: 1950-1959Date of Manufacture: 1957Condition: GoodWear consistent with age and use.Seller Location: Barcelona, ESReference Number: 1stDibs: LU9677242631332Shop All Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
One of the most prolific and revolutionary artists the world has ever seen, Pablo Picasso had a tremendous impact on the development of 20th-century modern art. Although he is best known for his association with the Cubist movement, which he founded with Georges Braque, Picassos influence extends to Surrealism, neoclassicism and Expressionism.
Every act of creation is, first of all, an act of destruction, the Spanish artist proclaimed. In Picasso’s Cubist paintings, he emphasizes the two-dimensionality of the canvas, breaking with conventions regarding perspective, foreshortening and proportion. Picasso was inspired by Iberian and African tribal art. One of his most famous pre-Cubist works is Les Demoiselles dAvignon (1907), a painting considered immoral and shocking at the time for its depiction of nude women whose faces resemble Iberian tribal masks.
Picasso made many portraits in this style, most often of the women in his life, their expressively colored faces composed of geometric shards of surface planes. In Woman in a Hat (Olga), 1935, he painted his first wife as an assemblage of abstract forms, leaving the viewer to decipher the subject through the contrasting colors and shapes. Picasso was a tireless artist, creating more than 20,000 paintings, drawings, prints, ceramics and sculptures. Tracing his lifes work reveals the progression of modern art, on which he had an unparalleled influence.
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