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A master painter of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso created throughout his career a vast body of graphic work, producing around 2,400 drypoints, aquatints, lithographs and linocuts between 1905 and his death. He practiced and experimented with all etching techniques, often breaking new ground in the artistic field of printmaking.

Unlike his contemporaries, such as Miro, Braque or Chagall, from 1930 onwards Picasso's prints took on a life of their own, freeing themselves from his pictorial work. They represented a catalyst for Picasso's boundless creativity Picasso's boundless …