These blocks were re-carved at 42% of Picasso’s larger works, overseen by Picasso, in collaboration with the Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, in 1962. Picasso helped to elevate the humble status of the linocut as an art form. The series of 45 linocuts (or linogravures) we have available, showcases the breadth of the artist’s inventiveness with the medium, from line drawing to complex multicolour prints to textural marks never seen before in lino printing. Lithography was undertaking a resurgence as a medium for artists in post war France and England, and Picasso was a key artist experimenting with this avenue of expression, along with artists such as Chagall, Miro, Léger and Braque at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris. We have one original lithograph poster for sale here, along with offset lithographic posters from different eras, featuring stunning reproductions of Picasso works from galleries, museum collections and the famed lithographic print workshop in Paris, l’Atelier Mourlot. Picasso’s designs were of course unconventional, in handling of both image and text, making them today desirable collectors’ items. We are pleased to present a selection of offset lithographic posters, linocuts and lithographs, dating back to the 1950s when Picasso started to take ownership over making lithographic posters for exhibitions of his own work, and learning the art of the linocut.Īlthough he designed many linocut posters, the majority of Picasso’s posters are lithographs. There is no doubt Picasso was one of the most prolific and prodigious artists of the 20th century, and among the many art forms Picasso explored, he mastered and pushed the boundaries of printmaking.

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Lithographs fine art