
Faune dévoilant une Femme (Faun Revealing a Woman), plate 27, from La Suite Vollard
A mythological faun pulls back a curtain to reveal a sleeping woman, rendered in Picasso's masterful intaglio technique with rich, velvety blacks achieved through sugar-lift aquatint. The composition captures a tension between the voyeuristic creature of ancient legend and the vulnerable, luminous female figure, exploring themes of desire, power, and the gaze. Created as part of the celebrated Suite Vollard, this print exemplifies Picasso's extraordinary ability to merge classical mythology with deeply sensual modernist imagery.
- Medium
- Sugar-lift aquatint, scraper and burin, on Montval laid paper watermarked
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
June 9, 2016
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