Circus. Repetition (Le cirque. Répétition)

1933

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image displays a series of flowing, interconnected lines forming a complex composition. It is an abstract piece with curved and angular lines creating the impression of human and animal forms entangled together. Central figure resembles a horse, surrounded by human figures in dynamic poses, reminiscent of a circus scene. Use of minimal lines and overlapping shapes draws connection to familiar objects, yet the composition remains abstract and open to interpretation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacouriere]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.195

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 385, State vi/vi (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. 385. See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Wikidata ID

Q65363785

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