Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Still life with red wallpaper...

Extremely rare antique light-printed work from the Franz Hanfstaengl Verlag, Munich, by Pablo Picasso, in the format 42 x 54 cm with the title Still Life with Red Wallpaper. The work is a high-quality print on stiff paper, slightly spotted by light, probably from around the 1950s. With a dry stamp bottom left reading “Hanfstaengl Druck.” Imprinted note: Reproduction Reserve SPA 12 Rue Henner, Paris. Gallery stamp on the reverse. - Artist: Pablo Picasso - Title: Still Life with Red Wallpaper - Type: Art print - Technique: Lichtdruck (photolithograph) on stiff paper - Sheet size: 42 x 54 cm - Condition: well preserved, slight edge fading - Provenance: Kunstverlag, Franz Hanfstaengl, Munich - Period: Modern Art - Nationality: Spanish Art - Note: Reproduction Reserve SPA 12 Rue Henner, Paris - On the back: Artedio Gallery stamp Pablo Picasso: Pablo Picasso, born 1881 in Málaga and died 1973 in Mougins, was a key figure of modern art and co-founder of Cubism. Picasso revolutionized the art world with his ability to integrate different styles and influences in his works. Especially the Cubism, which he developed together with Georges Braque, was groundbreaking. In works like “Les Demoiselles d'Avignon” (1907), Picasso fractured the human figure into geometric forms, heavily influenced by African art. Similar to Amedeo Modigliani, who was also inspired by African sculpture, Picasso used these influences to break up traditional representations and push modern art forward. Picasso's turn toward abstraction and his constant artistic renewal showed parallels with artists such as Wassily Kandinsky and Joan Miró. While Kandinsky used abstract forms and colors to express emotional and spiritual states, Picasso found new ways in his abstraction to address social and political issues. Especially in “Guernica” (1937), one of his most famous works, he confronted the horror of war, similar to Diego Rivera, whose murals also addressed social and historical wrongs. Both artists used their art as a means of protest and reflection on the political situation of their time. Beyond his role as an innovator of Cubism, Picasso also influenced postwar abstraction, particularly artists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. Pollock’s “drip paintings” and de Kooning’s expressive representations show in their free-form approach parallels to Picasso’s late work, in which he continued to experiment with destruction and reassembly of the human figure. Both artists carried Picasso’s ideas of deconstruction further, developing even more radical forms of abstraction. Picasso remained an indefatigable experimenter throughout his life, drawing on old art traditions as well as processing modern influences. His ability to switch between styles such as Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstraction made him one of the most versatile artists of the 20th century. His influence on other artists like Modigliani, Kandinsky, Miró, Rivera, Pollock, and de Kooning shows how deeply he shaped modern art. Related artists: Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, André Derain, Jean Cocteau, Guillaume Apollinaire, Amedeo Modigliani, Constantin Brâncuși, Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Robert Delaunay, Sonia Delaunay, Marc Chagall, Georges Rouault, Gino Severini, Francis Picabia, Marcel Duchamp, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, André Breton, Raoul Dufy, Georges Braque, André Masson, Henri Rousseau. Shipping information: We roll prints onto stiff cardboard tubes, wrap them with corrugated cardboard, and ship them in sturdy boxes. Shipping includes a tracking number for package tracking. About us: We have been active in the art trade for over 20 years and have extensive experience in the professional handling and shipping of artworks. - No shipping to the Canary Islands, Taiwan -

Estimación:€150

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