In this Cubist, minimalist rendering of a traditional Spanish bullfight, Pablo Picasso depicts a picador, matador, and bull inside of the fighting ring at a crowded stadium. Preparing to lance the shoulder of the bull, the picador lunges in the center of the composition. Beside him, the matador stares at the bull and the bull stares vacantly in the direction of both men. A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after an original work by Pablo Picasso. In the 1970's after Picasso's death, Marina Picasso, his granddaughter, authorized the creation of this lithograph by Laurent Marcel Salinas, who worked closely with Picasso during his lifetime. The limited edition print run was completed and published by Marina Picasso in conjunction with Jackie Fine Arts between 1979 and 1982. The lithograph is printed on French Arches paper, ink-stamped by the Estate verso, and hand-signed by Marina Picasso on the recto. The embossed seal of the Estate is lower right and the printer's chop, lower left. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
