1904-1906: Early Printmaking
1904-05: First etchings, including “The Frugal Meal” (Le Repas frugal), his first significant print
1905: Creates “The Saltimbanques” (Les Saltimbanques) suite of etchings depicting circus performers
1906: Experiments with drypoint technique
1909-1915: Cubist Period
1909-10: First cubist etchings
1911: “Still Life with Bottle” (Nature morte à la bouteille), pioneering cubist print
1914-15: Works with art dealer Ambroise Vollard on “The Saltimbanques Suite”
1919-1930: Neoclassical and Surrealist Influences
1919-20: “The Sources of the Tagus” and other neoclassical line etchings
1923: Creates “The Lovers” etching series
1927-28: Begins experiments with surrealist imagery in prints
1930: Completes “Vollard Suite” etchings, including the famous “Minotaur” series (though not published until 1939)
1930-1937: Technical Innovation
1930-36: Works on the 100 etchings and engravings of the “Vollard Suite”
1933: Creates first linocuts
1934: Begins experimenting with sugar-lift aquatint technique
1935: Collaborates with master printer Roger Lacourière
1937: Produces “Dream and Lie of Franco” etchings as protest against Spanish Civil War
1939-1945: War Years
1939: War disrupts printmaking activities
1942: Creates “The Bull” (Le Taureau) lithographic series, showing transformation from naturalistic to abstract
1945: Works at Mourlot Studios in Paris, beginning his intensive lithography period
1945-1955: Lithography Focus
1945-49: Creates over 400 lithographs at Mourlot Studios
1946: “The Lithograph Workshop” series
1948: “The Women of Algiers” lithographs
1949: “The Dove” lithograph becomes symbol of peace movement
1952: “The Old King” color lithograph
1955-1965: Linocut Revolution
1955: Begins collaboration with printer Arnéra in Vallauris
1958-59: Develops the “reduction linocut” technique, creating “The Luncheon on the Grass” after Manet
1959-62: Creates vibrant color linocuts including “Portrait of a Woman” series and “Bullfight” scenes
1963: Continues linocut innovations with “The Glass” and “The Sculptor” series
1966-1973: Late Career
1966-68: Creates the “347 Suite” etchings, exploring themes of sexuality and mythology
1968-72: Produces the “156 Suite” etchings with increasingly free and expressive style
1970: Creates his last major lithographs
1972: Completes his final print series at age 90
