War and Peace ("La Guerre et la Paix") drawing on the vault of the Temple of Peace (Temple de la Paix, or Chapelle de la paix). A dove of peace, superimposed on the face of Françoise Gilot, on a shield of a young man. Vallauris 1961.
A low-angle, grainy photograph captures a section of Picasso’s monumental mural "War and Peace" ("La Guerre et la Paix") on the vaulted ceiling of the Temple of Peace in Vallauris, 1961. In the bold, cubist-style composition, a young man at left holds a shield bearing a dove of peace superimposed on the face of Françoise Gilot. A stylized horse dominates the center amidst a chaotic jumble of fighting figures and abstract shapes, all dramatically lit from below to emphasize the texture of the wall and the high-contrast artwork.
Artworks:
- "La guerre", 1952. Zervos.XV:196
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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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