Self-Portrait in Three Forms: Crowned Painter, Bust Sculpture, and Amorous Minotaur (Autoportrait sous trois formes: peintre couronné, sculpteur en buste, et minotaure amoureux)

1933

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

This is a line drawing of an abstract scene with mythical elements. Several figures are intertwined in a complex manner. The scene features a large head in the background with a pipe, figures playing musical instruments to the right, and a reclining figure in the center. A bust on a pedestal is visible in the upper left corner. The drawing style includes fluid and expressive lines, emphasizing movement and interaction. The absence of color and the use of contour lines highlight the abstract and mythological theme.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacouriere]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.180

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 350, State only (Bc)

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

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. 350 only (Bc). See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Wikidata ID

Q65363694

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