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Pablo Picasso, View of Notre Dame de Paris, 1945

SKU:  195039

Pablo Picasso, View of Notre Dame de Paris, 1945

€52,12 EUR
€52,12 EUR
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Pablo Picasso’s View of Notre Dame de Paris, created in 1945, is a poignant and evocative work that captures the iconic cathedral through the lens of one of the 20th century’s most revolutionary artists. Painted in the final year of World War II, the work reflects both a return to figuration and a subtle undercurrent of psychological depth, characteristic of Picasso’s wartime period.

Rendered in a subdued yet expressive palette, the painting depicts the Notre Dame cathedral from a high vantage point—likely from Picasso’s studio on the Île de la Cité, where he lived during the German occupation of Paris. The architecture of the cathedral is recognizable, but filtered through Picasso’s unique visual language: simplified forms, flattened perspective, and slightly distorted lines that verge on abstraction. The monumental presence of Notre Dame is softened by the artist’s introspective mood and the subdued emotional atmosphere of post-war reflection.

Though Picasso is best known for Cubism and his radical departures from traditional representation, this painting belongs to a quieter, more contemplative phase in his career. During the 1940s, he produced several works rooted in observation, yet still infused with his unmistakable modernist sensibility. View of Notre Dame de Paris stands as a testament to this balance—between external reality and internal emotion, structure and fluidity.

The painting can also be read as an homage to resilience—of Paris, of art, and of cultural memory. Notre Dame, a symbol of French heritage, emerges as both a literal and metaphorical survivor. Through Picasso’s eyes, it is not just an architectural subject but a silent witness to history.

Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* AirMail option: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

* UPS standard: The orders will be sent with UPS expedited option. The delivery time it's between 5-11 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

* UPS express: : The orders will be sent with UPS express saver. The delivery time it's between 4-7 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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