Pablo Picasso - Between the Wars

The collaboration between Picasso and Braque was ended by the First World War. After the war, Picasso, reflecting society's disillusionment and shock with the technological horrors of the war, reverted to a Classicist mode of representation. At the same time, however, he was continuing to push Cubism into new paths. During the '30s Picasso became tangentially connected with the Surrealist movement. Although Andre Breton tried to recruit Picasso, he remained ultimately aloof from any school of art throughout his career.

Sleeping Peasants. 1919. Tempera, water-color and pencil. The Museum of Modern Arts, New York, NY, USA.

Torero. Study for "Le Tricorne". 1919. Gouache. Private collection.

Guitar, Bottle, Bowl with Fruit, and Glass on Table. 1919. Oil on canvas. Collection H. Berggruen, Paris, France.

Polichinelle with Guitar Before the Stage Curtain. 1919. Gouache. Private collection.

Three Dancers. 1919-1920. Pencil.

Group of Dancers. Olga Kokhlova is Lying in the Foreground. 1919-20. Crayon.

Juan-les-Pins. 1920. Oil on canvas.

Portrait of Igor Stravinsky. 1920. Graphite and charcoal. Musée Picasso, Paris, France.

Reading of Letter. 1921. Oil on canvas. Musée Picasso, Paris, France.

Three Musicians, or Musicians in Masks. 1921. Oil on canvas. Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Three Musicians. 1921. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Modern Arts, New York, NY, USA.

Mother and Child. 1921-22. Oil on canvas. The Alex L. Hillman Family Foundation, New York, NY, USA.

Still Life with Guitar. 1922. Oil on canvas. Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne, Switzerland.

Women Running on the Beach. 1922. Oil on plywood. Musée Picasso, Paris, France.

The Classical Head. 1922. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

Portrait of Mme Olga Picasso. 1922-23. Pastel.

La Dance Villageoise. 1922. Pastel on canvas.


Portrait of Paul Picasso as a Child. 1923. Oil on canvas. Collection of Paul Picasso, Paris, France.

The Lovers. 1923. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

The Pipes of Pan. 1923. Oil on canvas. Musée Picasso, Paris, France.

The Seated Harlequin. 1923. Oil on canvas. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Madame Olga Picasso. 1923. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

Picasso's Mother. 1923. Oil on canvas.