The Bull (Le taureau)

1945

Pablo Picasso

Associated Names
Pablo Picasso

Artist, Spanish, 1881 - 1973

This print shows a composition of bold, intersecting lines and geometric shapes forming an abstract representation of a bull. The bull is turned to the right, with two curved horns rising from its head and a long, curving tail. Some of its features are stylized, such as one ear that is much larger than the other, small eyes that are too close together, and a small, flat mouth below a large snout. Its body and head are made up of many geometric sections in shades of white, black, and gray, all separated by curving white lines. The bull casts a dark shadow beneath it, and the background is beige paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Arches paper [fourth state]

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.4 x 44.4 cm (12 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1982.12.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mourlot 1949-1964, no. 17, State iv/xi

  • 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.

Wikidata ID

Q74038333

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