Dream and Lie of Franco I

1937

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image displays a grid of nine panels filled with intricate lines and shapes to create abstract scenes. Each panel features unique abstract forms that hint at animals, humans, and natural elements with a surreal twist. The interplay of familiar shapes and abstract lines encourages viewers to identify fragments of recognizable objects within an imaginative landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1946.11.128

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 616, State v/v (Bc)

  • Copyright

    © 2012 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Associated Artworks

Sueno y Mentira de Franco (Dream and Lie of Franco)

Pablo Picasso

1937

The image shows a grid of nine sections, each containing abstract designs with curved and angular lines. In the top left section, there is an outline of a side-profile face looking towards a figure with zigzag patterns. The top middle segment shows a horse-like figure with exaggerated limbs, its rider holding a sword. The top right illustration features a knight riding a stylized horse under a sun with a smiling face. In the center left frame, a knight rests on a chair amidst intricate crossed lines. The middle center depicts a knight in a stance of action with a swirling backdrop. In the middle right segment, a form resembles a knight holding a triangular shield. The bottom left scene shows a creature resembling a boar with a broad, smiling face. In the bottom middle, a combative horse and rider move forward dynamically. The bottom right section illustrates a creature entwined with its surroundings, with web-like patterns.

Dream and Lie of Franco II

Pablo Picasso

1937

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1948

  • Experimental Printmaking in France, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1948, no. 24.

1960

  • Artist-Writers: Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1960.

1961

  • A Picasso Retrospective in Prints from the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, 12 venue tour organized by the American Federation of Arts (Arnot Art Gallery, Elmira, NY; Art Association of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Rodman Hall Arts Center, St. Catherine's, Ontario, Canada; Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH; Miami Beach Art Center, FL; Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, AL; Fort Worth Art Center, TX; Boise Art Association, ID; Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT; Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Quebec, Canada; Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; and De Cordova and Dana Museum, Lincoln, MA), 1961-1962, no cat.

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1987-1988.

Bibliography

1968

  • Bloch, Georges. Pablo Picasso; catalogue de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie 1904-1967. Bern: Kornfeld und Klipstein, 1968.

1990

  • Geiser, Bernhard and Brigette Baer. Picasso peintre-graveur. 2 vols. Berne: Éditions Kornfeld, 1990 (vol. 1) and 1992 (vol. 2), no. 616. See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Wikidata ID

Q65081617

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