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Pablo Picasso — Picador (Bullfighter) (A.R. 176)
Pablo Picasso

Picador (Bullfighter) (A.R. 176)

"Picador (Bullfighter)" demonstrates Picasso's characteristic economy of line and form, reducing the dynamic figure of a mounted bullfighter to essential gestural marks painted across the white earthenware surface. The work exemplifies the artist's prolific engagement with ceramics during his later years, translating his mastery of drawing and composition into functional decorative objects. The painted black lines and partial brushed glaze create a spontaneous, sketch like quality that captures the movement and drama inherent in the bullfighting subject, one of Picasso's enduring artistic obsessions.

Medium
White earthenware round ashtray painted in black with partial brushed glaze.

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Evening & Day Editions

January 23, 2025

Lot 65

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Pablo Picasso, Picador (Bullfighter) (A.R. 176)

"Picador (Bullfighter)" demonstrates Picasso's characteristic economy of line and form, reducing the dynamic figure of a mounted bullfighter to essential gestural marks painted across the white earthenware surface. The work exemplifies the artist's prolific engagement with ceramics during his later years, translating his mastery of drawing and composition into functional decorative objects. The painted black lines and partial brushed glaze create a spontaneous, sketch like quality that captures the movement and drama inherent in the bullfighting subject, one of Picasso's enduring artistic obsessions.

Medium
White earthenware round ashtray painted in black with partial brushed glaze.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bullfighting, Print, 20th Century, Cubism, Etching, Modernism, Figure Studies, Spanish Artist, Drama, Dark tonality

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián In Situ, Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Sebastián Naranjo, Alex Capecelatro