Étude de têtes (The Dream and Lie of Franco)

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Étude de têtes (The Dream and Lie of Franco)

c. 1939

Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)

The head studies made c. 1939, clearly refer back to the monstrous depiction of Franco that Picasso invented in his etchings. This shows the artist’s continued preoccupation and anxiety over Franco’s dictatorship at the conclusion of the disastrous war.

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Object Details

Title:

Étude de têtes (The Dream and Lie of Franco)

Date:

c. 1939

Artist:

Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)

Medium:

Pen and ink on graph paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 3/16 inches (16.8 × 15.7 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

Gift of Dana and Richard Kirshenbaum, 2019

Accession Number:

2019-121-1

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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