Centaur Dancing, Black Background

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Centaur Dancing, Black Background

1948

Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) Printed by Imprimerie Mourlot, Paris Published by Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris

Picasso began to delve into lighter, more joyous aspects of classical antiquity after World War II ended in 1945. He returned to the ancient coastal towns in southern France where he had spent several summers during the 1930s. Far removed from the hectic congestion of Paris, the artist conjured up a world of satyrs, fauns, and centaurs frolicking in Arcadia, the rustic paradise of antiquity and home to the Greek god Pan. In this print, a pipe-playing faun and centaur dance in a pastoral setting.

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Object Details

Titles:

Centaur Dancing, Black Background
Centaure dansant, fond noir

Date:

1948

Artists:

Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) Printed by Imprimerie Mourlot, Paris Published by Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris

Medium:

Transfer lithograph

Dimensions:

Image and sheet: 19 3/4 x 25 5/8 inches (50.2 x 65.1 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Bequest of Curt Valentin, 1954

Accession Number:

1954-92-9

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