Art prints: Pablo Picasso

by Nikki Sabato

Pablo Picasso, famous Spanish expatriate painter, was the leading proponent of the Cubist Movement together with Georges Braque. He is considered to be one of the most influential painters of modernism in the 20th century. Also influenced early by the modern Impressionists; Claude Monet, August Renoir and Gustave Courbet, Pablo Picasso's style viewed art in various dimensions and merged space, lines, forms into a geometric representation of human figures and still life rather than trying to convey them as real. His earlier work was often characterized by a muted and limited color palette of browns, beiges, whites and black. Work from 1912-14 saw the reintroduction of color and the use of other synthetic objects on the canvas. Picasso work was also at a time, influenced by the often disturbing or erotic imagery of the Surrealist movement. Picasso maintained his avant-garde, non-conformist and modernist style to the very end, creating a large collection of work that today remains his legacy to the world.
It is useless to discuss Picasso's most famous works as it is certainly arguable. Some may be better known than others though due to numerous reproductions as poster prints. Some of them include:

• Three Musicians, 1921-This oil on canvas painting features a colorful jigsaw of three musicians. It was painted in the summer at Fontainebleau in France. One plays a horned instrument and the central figure is a harlequin playing the guitar. A closer look reveals that the artist includes a dog under the table. This painting hangs at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. This is probably the most popular poster print of Pablo Picasso. Poster prints online are often viewed and printed through online posters printing companies that print them in standard or custom sizes.

• Girl before a Mirror, 1938-This oil on canvas painting features one of Picasso's favorite subjects during that period, Marie-Thérèse Walter, as a colorful portrait of a woman standing in front of a mirror. Picasso's uses a vibrant collection of shapes that exude a cheerful, fond view of his young mistress. This painting can be found at the Museum of Modern Art and posters can be bought or printed conveniently through online poster printing services.