Pablo Picasso 1881–1973
Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881. From an early age, Picasso displayed a genius for drawing. His father trained him in both drawing and sculpture, and Picasso’s first exhibition occurred when he was just 13. In 1895, Picasso enrolled in the La Llotja Art School in Barcelona where he found success as an academic painter; his painting Science and Charity was awarded an honorable mention in 1897.
Picasso traveled to Paris in 1900 and the following year he began creating somber paintings in shades of blue, a time referred to as his Blue Period. In 1904 he officially moved to Paris and his color palette moved to warmer colors and subjects, and this time is now known as his Rose Period. In 1908, together with fellow artist Georges Braque, Picasso began to experiment with creating geometrically fragmented works in a style known as “Cubism.” Picasso continued in this genre until 1919, often incorporating paper collages into his cubist works. In 1939, Picasso had his first major retrospective, Picasso: Forty Years of his Art, at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. When the Nazis occupied Paris in 1940, Picasso switched to writing and poetry. After the war he began to create three dimensional works, notably designing and donating the Chicago Picasso to the City of Chicago in 1967. He died in 1973.
Auction Results Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Buste de Femme
estimate: $700,000–900,000
result: $746,500
Pablo Picasso
Le Peintre et Son Modèle I
estimate: $250,000–350,000
result: $446,500
Pablo Picasso
Nature Morte au Gramophone
estimate: $200,000–300,000
result: $242,500
Pablo Picasso
Homme et Vieille Femme V
estimate: $100,000–150,000
result: $146,500
Pablo Picasso
Grande Tête de Femme au Chapeau
estimate: $80,000–120,000
result: $80,500
Pablo Picasso
Tête en forme d'horloge
estimate: $60,000–80,000
result: $75,000
Pablo Picasso
Tête de Femme I
estimate: $30,000–40,000
result: $42,500
Pablo Picasso
Picador et taureau
estimate: $30,000–50,000
result: $38,750
Pablo Picasso
Picador et Taureau
estimate: $30,000–50,000
result: $32,500
Pablo Picasso
Tête de Femme IV
estimate: $30,000–40,000
result: $32,500
Pablo Picasso
Jacqueline at the Easel plate
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $32,500
Pablo Picasso
Footballeur
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $26,250
Pablo Picasso
Face in a Square dish
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $23,750
Pablo Picasso
Woman's Head with Crown of Flowers
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $23,125
Pablo Picasso
Jacqueline at the Easel with Faun with Square Faces plate
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $22,500
Pablo Picasso
Mat Owl Platter
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $20,000
Pablo Picasso and Egidio Constantini
Colomba
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $20,000
Pablo Picasso
Three Fishes on Grey Ground
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $18,750
Pablo Picasso
Femme du Barbu pitcher
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $17,500
Pablo Picasso
Owl with Spread Wings
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $17,500
Pablo Picasso
Les Deux femmes nues
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $17,500
Pablo Picasso
Woman's Face pendant
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $16,250
Pablo Picasso
Grey Engraved pitcher
estimate: $12,000–18,000
result: $15,000
Pablo Picasso
Bright owl
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $13,970