Pablo Picasso <The Face in the Lobby> Etching with imprinted signature

Paper size 33x22.5cm, limited edition of 1000. This is a second edition produced by New York Collector's Guild of a work created for "The Age of the Sun" (portfolio) in 1950.

This work is held by our affiliated gallery in France. According to French standards, the condition is good, but the criteria for evaluating the condition of aged items may differ between France and Japan. Please consider purchasing after acknowledging that the item is vintage and may show signs of age (stains, discoloration, creases, wrinkles, tanning, etc.). Please note that we have not inspected the actual item. The work is currently stored in France, and it will take more than two weeks for delivery after your order. Due to the nature of the work, returns after purchase are not accepted.

One of the greatest, most prolific, and creative painters of the 20th century, he produced paintings, prints, ceramics, and sculptures. The Picasso Museum in Madrid and Paris, the Picasso Museum in Antibes, and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne all house many Picasso works, and many museums competed to acquire his art. His style changed with the times, and influenced by African sculpture, he created Cubism.

1881: Born in Malaga, Spain.

He showed talent from an early age, painting oil paintings at the age of 8.

1892: Enters the School of Fine Arts of La Coruña.

His father, an art teacher and curator, was astonished by his son Pablo Picasso's great talent, gave him his oil painting tools, and stopped painting himself.

1895: Enters the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona.

1897: Enters the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid.

1900: Moves to Paris.

1901: Parisian art dealer Vollard holds Picasso's first solo exhibition.

1901-1904: Blue Period

1902: Creates "Mother and Child by the Sea."

1904: Settles in the Bateau-Lavoir in Montmartre, Paris.

1904-1906: Rose Period

1905: Creates "Boy with a Pipe."

1906-1917: Cubist Period

1907: Creates "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon."

1908-1925: Neoclassical Period

1925-1936: Surrealist Period

1932: Creates "The Dream."

1937: Creates "Guernica."

1973: Dies near Nice, France.