Pablo Picasso: "Hands with Bouquet of Flowers" (1958), Limited Reproduction, High-Quality Edition with Frame

About Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 - A Century Artist from Spain: "Painting is stronger than I am; it forces me to do what it wants." (Pablo Picasso) At the age of 12, he could already paint like Raphael; by 20, no university professor could impart any further profound insights into art to him. When Pablo Picasso died at the biblical age of 91, he left the world a body of work comprising over 40,000 pieces—and the certainty of having been the most important artist of the 20th century. Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881, Malaga – April 8, 1973, Mougins) spent his entire life searching for new artistic means of expression. He consistently combined seemingly endless inventiveness with the courage to embrace radical innovation. With unparalleled versatility, his work presents modern art in ever-new forms: vibrant, multifaceted, and inspiring. Picasso's art always remained representational: women, harlequins, flamenco guitars, doves of peace, and black bulls—whatever his eye captured was and remains imbued with Picasso's irresistible charisma. The auction of the estate of Picasso's longtime partner, Dora Maar, was the major Parisian auction event of the late 20th century. The unparalleled collection fetched record prices. Demand was particularly high for Picasso's drawings, which far exceeded estimates. Dora Maar once said of Picasso: "When the women in his life change, everything else changes too: the house, his favorite poet, his circle of friends, his style." Throughout his life, he sought ever new forms of expression using a wide variety of artistic means. Even today, high-profile exhibitions worldwide attract record numbers of visitors, testifying to his enduring popularity.