Circus (Le cirque)

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Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

Mourlot Fréres

Printer

The image contains abstract shapes and lines forming an intricate composition. In the center, a figure with elongated limbs interacts with a stylized horse-like shape. Surrounding them are triangular shapes and semicircles creating an enclosing border with abstract faces and forms. Above, spiky lines burst out, adding to the sense of motion. The use of black against a beige background creates contrast and depth in the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine

  • Accession Number

    1971.86.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mourlot 1949-1964, no. 24, State ii/ii

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Mourlot, Fernand. Picasso lithographe. 4 vol. Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1949-1964.

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), undescribed. See Baer 1986-1996 for volumes 1 and 2.

Inscriptions

recto: in graphite at lower left: 27/50; in graphite at lower right: Picasso [underlined]

Wikidata ID

Q65575984

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