Bacchanal Scene with Minotaur (Scene bachique au minotaure)

1933

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso
Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973
This is a drawing featuring mythical and human forms in a fantastical setting. The composition shows a minotaur holding a glass, surrounded by intertwined nude figures on a patterned surface. The minotaur has a large, textured head and horns. The figures are depicted in a relaxed and intimate setting. The drawing is detailed with emphasis on human forms and textures, reminiscent of Picasso's works.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacouriere]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.181

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 351, State iii/iii (Bc)

  • Series Title

    Vollard Suite [Bloch 134-233]

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1966

  • Return Engagement, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, 1966, unnumbered cat.

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

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. 351 iii/iii (Bc). See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Wikidata ID

Q65363696

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