Bull, Horse, and Reclining Woman III (Femme torero III)

1934

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image shows a collection of fine, thin lines forming abstract shapes. A large shape at the center resembles a bull with prominent horns outlined by simple lines. Other abstract shapes nearby hint at a horse with its mouth open, a human figure lying down, and black diagonal lines intersect the composition. The design invites viewers to recognize familiar forms within the minimalist style.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching [printed in 1939 by Roger Lacouriere]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.197

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 427, State only (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

  • Picasso: Sixty Years of Graphic Works, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966, no. 97, repro.

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. 427. See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Wikidata ID

Q65363791

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