In the Arena. Young Man Kills the Minotaur (Dans l'arène. Jeune homme achevant le minotaure)

1933

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

This is a drawing of a mythological encounter. The image shows a large creature with the body of a bull near a prone human figure in a contrapposto pose. Around them, a group of onlookers can be seen with expressive faces leaning over a ledge, observing the scene with intense interest. The drawing is done in a clean, linear style, with expressive outlines and minimal shading that emphasize the forms and motion within the composition. The simplicity and clarity of the line work evoke a classical influence, allowing a focus on the storytelling within the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacouriere]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.185

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 365, State only (Bc)

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

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.

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

Wikidata ID

Q65363717

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