from right: Julio Aparicio and Antonio Ordóñez. Arles 1960. A bullfight Picasso attended (see "Picasso").

In the Arles bullring in 1960, matadors Julio Aparicio (right) and Antonio Ordóñez are captured in a moment of quiet intensity before a bullfight that Pablo Picasso also attended. Dressed in ornate "traje de luces," they are separated by a thick wooden barrier. Aparicio gazes pensively, his bandaged left hand resting below his right, which holds a post. Ordóñez, in three-quarter profile, has a serious and focused expression. The shallow depth of field blurs the spectators in the stands, emphasizing the two men and their palpable anticipation.

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Bullfighters

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