Combat (Le combat)

1937

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

The image displays a complex arrangement of sharp, angular lines and curves. The lines form a chaotic and intriguing scene, appearing to create human figures engaged in a confrontation. One figure has the head of a bull-like creature, resembling a mythological minotaur. The figures are in dynamic poses, suggesting movement and struggle, with raised spears or weapons. To the right, a horse's head emerges from the lines, enhancing the mythical theme. The background consists of abstract lines and shapes, hinting at space or structure. The image combines mythological elements with an abstract and surreal style.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.234

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Geiser/Baer, no. 629, State iv/iv (Ba)

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1958

  • Picasso: A Loan Exhibition of his Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, and Illustrated Book, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1958, prints section, no. 82.

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

Wikidata ID

Q65363840

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