{"product_id":"pablo-picasso-the-fish-1955","title":"Pablo Picasso, The Fish, 1955","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"446\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eFish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e reflects the playful inventiveness and formal freedom that characterized \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’s later career. Created in 1955, the work belongs to a period when Picasso was living in the south of France, particularly in and around \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eCannes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, where Mediterranean light, coastal life, and marine imagery increasingly appeared in his paintings, ceramics, and prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"1048\"\u003eThe subject of fish had long fascinated Picasso. Throughout his career, he returned repeatedly to animals as symbols of vitality, instinct, and transformation. In \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eFish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, the fish is not rendered naturalistically. Instead, Picasso simplifies and distorts its form through bold outlines, exaggerated features, and dynamic shapes that emphasize movement and personality over anatomical precision. The creature may appear whimsical, expressive, or even slightly grotesque, demonstrating Picasso’s lifelong interest in reimagining familiar subjects through experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1480\"\u003eThe painting also reflects his engagement with still life traditions. Fish had historically appeared in European art as symbols of abundance, religion, mortality, or domestic life. Picasso reinvents this tradition by stripping away conventional realism and infusing the subject with humor and spontaneity. Bright colors and energetic brushwork often characterize works from this period, reinforcing a sense of creative liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1791\"\u003eBy the mid-1950s, Picasso was internationally celebrated and worked with extraordinary confidence. He freely moved between painting, sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking, often revisiting simple themes to test new visual possibilities. Everyday objects and animals became opportunities for formal reinvention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"2012\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eFish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e demonstrates Picasso’s enduring ability to transform ordinary subjects into vibrant explorations of form, imagination, and artistic freedom, even in the later decades of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PrintsXXL","offers":[{"title":"canvas \/ 16''x21''(40x53)","offer_id":52993868988682,"sku":"195423","price":58.31,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"canvas \/ 19''x25''(48x63)","offer_id":52993869021450,"sku":"195423","price":61.88,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"canvas \/ 23''x30''(58x75)","offer_id":52993869054218,"sku":"195423","price":67.83,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"canvas \/ 27''x35''(68x90)","offer_id":52993869086986,"sku":"195423","price":77.35,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"canvas \/ 31''x40''(78x102)","offer_id":52993869119754,"sku":"195423","price":102.34,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"canvas \/ 35''x45''(88x115)","offer_id":52993869152522,"sku":"195423","price":122.57,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"canvas \/ 39''x50''(98x128)","offer_id":52993869185290,"sku":"195423","price":130.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"matte photo paper \/ 16''x21''(40x53)","offer_id":52993869218058,"sku":"195423","price":54.74,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"matte photo paper \/ 19''x25''(48x63)","offer_id":52993869250826,"sku":"195423","price":58.31,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"matte photo paper \/ 23''x30''(58x75)","offer_id":52993869283594,"sku":"195423","price":65.45,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"matte photo paper \/ 27''x35''(68x90)","offer_id":52993869316362,"sku":"195423","price":73.78,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"matte photo paper \/ 31''x40''(78x102)","offer_id":52993869349130,"sku":"195423","price":96.39,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"matte photo paper \/ 35''x45''(88x115)","offer_id":52993869381898,"sku":"195423","price":114.24,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"matte photo paper \/ 39''x50''(98x128)","offer_id":52993869414666,"sku":"195423","price":119.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"fine art photo paper \/ 16''x21''(40x53)","offer_id":52993869447434,"sku":"195423","price":51.17,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"fine art photo paper \/ 19''x25''(48x63)","offer_id":52993869480202,"sku":"195423","price":54.74,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"fine art photo paper \/ 23''x30''(58x75)","offer_id":52993869512970,"sku":"195423","price":61.88,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"fine art photo paper \/ 27''x35''(68x90)","offer_id":52993869545738,"sku":"195423","price":70.21,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"fine art photo paper \/ 31''x40''(78x102)","offer_id":52993869578506,"sku":"195423","price":92.82,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"fine art photo paper \/ 35''x45''(88x115)","offer_id":52993869611274,"sku":"195423","price":110.67,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"fine art photo paper \/ 39''x50''(98x128)","offer_id":52993869644042,"sku":"195423","price":115.43,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0656\/9656\/3466\/files\/195423.jpg?v=1777982361","url":"https:\/\/printsxxl.com\/nl\/products\/pablo-picasso-the-fish-1955","provider":"PrintsXXL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}