Bethsabee picasso biography

Hand-signed in multi-colored pencil in the margin lower right Picasso, dated on the stone 7.4.49 (in reverse) and 25.5.49 lower left. Image size: 64 x 47.5 cm - Artwork size: 76 x 56 cm - Catalog number: 442 , Mourlot 109 - Listed on page 121 of Picasso Tome I. Catalog de l'oeuvre gravé et lithographié 1904-1967. Georges Bloch. Editions Kornfeld & Cie., Berne. 1998. // Pablo Picasso's David et Bethsabée (David and Bathsheba), created in 1949, is a lithograph that measures 76 x 56 cm. This intricate artwork captures Picasso’s interpretation of the biblical story of King David and Bathsheba, a tale of desire, power, and consequence. Picasso’s complex arrangement features multiple figures, with King David observing from an elevated position while Bathsheba is depicted in a vulnerable state below. The composition utilizes sharp, intersecting lines and high contrast, creating a dynamic tension within the scene. Picasso’s stylized figures, blending cubist and expressionist elements, convey an intensity that echoes the emotional and moral complexity of the story, showcasing his mast

“..Although perhaps best known for his Cubist paintings, Picasso was also a skilled printmaker, exploring myriad ideas and influences in virtually every known technique from intaglio to lithography... ”

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National Gallery of Canada

“..Pablo Picasso is perhaps best known for his paintings, but his sculptures are among the most radical, thought-changing artworks of the modern period... ”

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MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art

“..Throughout his career, Picasso formulated and adapted an unprecedented variety of styles, yielding works ranging from neo-classical figure paintings to expressive drawings... ”

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San Jose Museum of Art

“..Looking afresh at the late work in the context of Picasso's life at Notre-Dame-de-Vie and the political climate of the time reveals the great artist to have been as aware of, and responsive to, the upheavals... ”

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Gagosian Gallery, New York (21st Street)

“.. Throughout his life, Picasso felt an attraction for the world of mythology, as demonstrated by his firs

Pablo Picasso

One of the most dominant and influential artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was a master of endless reinvention. While significantly contributing to the movements of Surrealism, Neoclassicism and Expressionism, he is best known for pioneering the groundbreaking movement of Cubism alongside fellow artist Georges Braque in the 1910s. In his practice, he drew on African and Iberian visual culture as well as the developments in the fast-changing world around him.

Throughout his long and prolific career, the Spanish-born artist consistently pushed the boundaries of art to new extremes. Picasso's oeuvre is famously characterized by a radical diversity of styles, ranging from his early forays in Cubism to his Classical Period and his later more gestural expressionist work, and a diverse array of media including printmaking, drawing, ceramics and sculpture as well as theater sets and costumes designs. 

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