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Pablo Picasso — Taureau et picador (Bull and Picador)
Pablo Picasso

Taureau et picador (Bull and Picador)

A dynamic white earthenware pitcher by Pablo Picasso, decorated with a vivid bullfighting scene depicting a powerful bull confronting a picador. The surface is animated through a masterful combination of painted colors, knife engraving, and partial brushed glaze, techniques that create both texture and movement across the vessel's form. True to Picasso's lifelong fascination with the drama and ritual of the corrida, the composition captures the raw tension and energy of this deeply Spanish tradition.

Medium
White earthenware turned pitcher painted in colors, with knife engraving and partial brushed glaze,

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Evening & Day Editions

April 25, 2016

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Pablo Picasso, Taureau et picador (Bull and Picador)

A dynamic white earthenware pitcher by Pablo Picasso, decorated with a vivid bullfighting scene depicting a powerful bull confronting a picador. The surface is animated through a masterful combination of painted colors, knife engraving, and partial brushed glaze, techniques that create both texture and movement across the vessel's form. True to Picasso's lifelong fascination with the drama and ritual of the corrida, the composition captures the raw tension and energy of this deeply Spanish tradition.

Medium
White earthenware turned pitcher painted in colors, with knife engraving and partial brushed glaze,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Engraved Decoration, 20th Century, Cubism, Expressionist Mood, Male Artist, Bullfighting Scene, Spanish Artist, Ceramic, Earth Tones, Glazed Pottery, Master Artist, Figurative

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Collected by

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