Pablo Picasso
Autoportrait transposé et dédoublé rêvant au cirque, avec Jacqueline en acrobate à la boule (Self-Portrait Transposed and Split Dreaming in the Circus, with Jacqueline as Acrobat on the Ball), plate 9, from 347 Series
This dynamic etching and drypoint from Picasso's monumental 347 Series presents a fragmented self-portrait alongside his muse and wife Jacqueline Roque, depicted as a graceful acrobat balancing atop a ball within a dreamlike circus setting. Executed on Rives BFK paper with full margins, the work exemplifies Picasso's mastery of intaglio techniques, combining the precise lines of etching with the velvety, spontaneous marks of drypoint. The composition reflects the artist's lifelong fascination with the circus as a metaphor for performance and identity, while simultaneously exploring themes of duality and the subconscious mind.
- Medium
- Etching and drypoint, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection
April 18, 2017
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