Bullfight put on in Pablo Picasso's honor (80th birthday). Luis Miguel Dominguin before the fight. On the left a man preparing the sword for Dominguin. The Bullfighters Dominguin and Domingo Ortega killed a bull but this was forbidden in France. Pablo Picasso paid the fine of 5000 Francs. Vallauris 29.10.1961. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Bullfight put on in Pablo Picasso's honor (80th birthday). Luis Miguel Dominguin before the fight. On the left a man preparing the sword for Dominguin. The Bullfighters Dominguin and Domingo Ortega killed a bull but this was forbidden in France. Pablo Picasso paid the fine of 5000 Francs. Vallauris 29.10.1961.

At a bullfight held for Pablo Picasso’s 80th birthday, matador Luis Miguel Dominguin leans against a barrier before entering the ring. To the left, a man prepares the sword as a dense crowd of spectators looks on with anticipation. During the event in Vallauris on 29 October 1961, Dominguin and fellow bullfighter Domingo Ortega killed a bull—an act forbidden in France. The guest of honor, Picasso, subsequently paid the 5,000 Franc fine.


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Bullfight, Bullfighters

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