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PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Taureau attaquant un cheval
etching, on vieux Japonpaper, 1921, Baer's state Bd (of C), signed in red crayon,from the edition of 40 on this paper, published by Edition Lucien Vollard--Marcel Lecomte, Paris, 1947
Image: 7 x 938 in. (178 x 239 mm.)
Sheet: 1112 x 1858 in. (292 x 473 mm.)
Literature
Bloch 44; Baer 60
Exhibited
Picasso, Braque and Léger: 20th Century Modern Masters: Exhibition of 100 Masterworks, The Forest Lawn Museum, Los Angeles, September 15, 2012 - January 1, 2013; The Oglethorpe Museum of Art, Atlanta, September 8 – December 8, 2013; Fort Wayne Museum of Art, September 24- November 27, 2016; The Hyde Collection, Glen Falls, New York, October 6, 2019 – January 5, 2020.
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Picasso's passion for bullfighting is evident throughout his oeuvre. His love for bullfighting was rooted in his childhood in Málaga, where he became acquainted with the traditional Spanish spectacle. His school books were laced with sketches of bullfight scenes and he returned to the motif throughout his life

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