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Pablo Picasso Linocuts

In the late 1950s, Pablo Picasso advanced linocuts in fine art by developing the reductive printmaking technique. Picasso thought linocuts lent themselves to producing graphic posters and Picasso’s first prints in the early 1950s were made up of bold and simple images. He liked the linocut technique as he thought it lent itself well to graphic posters, and he began experimenting with creating multiple colour prints using a single block.

The linocut technique of printing has risen and fallen in popularity over the years. With artists like Picasso and Matisse popularising and demonstrating the potential of the technique, its acceptance as a fine art practice was solidified. But as the printmaker and publishers collaborated to produce more complex images, it is practiced much more rarely nowadays.

Deborah McDermotts linocut prints are beautiful and continues the popularity of the technique. Another of Deborah's prints is headed to grace the wall of a new home. Congratulations on the purchase of this uniquely beautiful art.

  The Arch and Her Shadow by Deborah McDermott