Pablo Picasso Exhibition Poster, 1968

Framed vintage exhibition poster for Pablo Picasso. Manufactured Spain, printed in Barcelona circa 1968. Poster of his exhibition on the Gallery “Sala Gaspar” in Barcelona. Oak wood framed by an artisan in Barcelona. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright who spent most of his adult life in France. As one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907), and Guernica (1937), a portrayal of the Bombing of Guernica by the German and Italian air forces at the behest of the Spanish nationalist government during the Spanish Civil War. Picasso demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent in his early years, painting in a naturalistic manner through his childhood and adolescence. During the first decade of the 20th century, his style changed as he experimented with different theories, techniques, and ideas. His work is often categorized into periods. While the names of many of his later periods are debated, the most commonly accepted periods in his work are the blue period (1901-1904), the rose period (1904-1906), the African-influenced period (1907-1909), Analytic Cubism (1909-1912), and Synthetic Cubism (1912-1919), also referred to as the crystal period.