Pablo Picasso with a Spanish wicker mask of a bull, originally intended for bullfighters' training, takes a lesson in bull fighting from an expert, the matador Luis Miguel Dominguin. La Californie, Cannes 1959.

In his sun-drenched studio at the Villa La Californie, Pablo Picasso receives a lesson in bullfighting from the expert matador Luis Miguel Dominguin. Surrounded by canvases, the artist is seen from behind, holding a piece of fabric while the matador gestures with open hands as he instructs. The lesson involved a Spanish wicker bull mask, originally intended for training. Cannes, 1959.

Artworks:

"Palette", Marina Picasso collection MP.006. Ocaña, M.T. et al. Exh. cat. Picasso en el taller, Fundacion Mapfre 2014, p. 305;
"Femme debout", 1953. Spies:480
"Les demoiselles d'Avignon: buste de femme à la grande oreille (Étude)", 1907. MPParis:17; Zervos.XXVI:18
Similar : "Concert champêtre II" or "Personnages et animal dans un paysage", 1959. MPParis:1526; Zervos.XIX:105

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Bullfight, Bullfighters, Masks, Sculptures

Filename:

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