The original linoblock of "Picador, Femme et cheval" in the garden of the printerArnéra. The original linocut block of Pablo Picasso relished the difficulty involved in gouging the resilient linoleum and tried to get flowing, harmonious lines. Vallauris 1960.

Pablo Picasso’s original linoblock for "Picador, Femme et cheval," dated 25 September 1959, rests on the gravelly ground in the garden of his printer, Arnéra. Photographed in Vallauris in 1960, the dark panel showcases the fluid, continuous line Picasso achieved by gouging the resilient material. The artist relished this difficult process, which resulted in the harmonious depiction of a picador, a horse, and a nude woman.

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Artworks:

"Picador, Femme et Cheval" or "Picador debout avec son cheval et une femme", 1959. Bloch.I:913; Geiser/Baer:1238

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

BullfightArt

Filename:

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