Bullfight put on in Pablo Picasso's honor (80th birthday). Luis Miguel 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.

In the dusty Vallauris arena, bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguin engages a bull during a celebration for Pablo Picasso's 80th birthday on 29 October 1961. A densely packed crowd watches with rapt attention as Dominguin and fellow matador Domingo Ortega perform. The two would controversially kill a bull, an act forbidden in France, for which Picasso paid the resulting 5000 Franc fine. The grainy, high-contrast image captures the raw energy of the dramatic moment.

Keywords:

Bullfight, Bullfighters

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pic611020.jpg

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