In November 2016 I visited Compton Verney and their exhibition on Picasso’s prints – Picasso on paper. The exhibition contained over 70 prints that Picasso produced between the 1920s and 1960s, accompanied by some of his written poetry. The exhibition showed a timeline of his experiences printing. The interesting aspect of this timeline is that every time he chose to learn a new printing technique it would coincide with a new love interest. By learning from master printmakers he became proficient in etching, lithography, aquatint and lino printing, however he often broken the rules to gain new successful prints. This is especially the case with a reductive lino print  where he presented the plate as a piece of art. The exhibition space took a chronological flow, starting at his earlier prints and observing how his techniques and style developed as you walked through the exhibition. The prints shown depicted a variety of subjects- his love interests, his children and many scenes of bullfighting. In a series of prints shown of love Jacqueline, each print included less visual information and became more abstract until only the basics of her features remained; her curly hair, large eyes, choker and a mole.