Artist name: Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Title: The Little Bullfight
Year: 1957
Precise Technique:
Color lithograph
Printed on wove paper
Signed and dated in the stone: 23.11.57
Catalogue references: Bloch 839; Mourlot 302
Dimensions:
Height: 29.8 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Presentation:
Framed under glass with matting (passe-partout), ready for display
Provenance:
Offered at auction, Winterberg Auktionen und Galerie GmbH, Heidelberg
Publication:
Published in XXe Siècle magazine, 1957
Notes:
This lithograph depicts a small bullfight, a recurring motif in Picasso’s oeuvre reflecting Spanish cultural traditions and his fascination with movement, drama, and theatricality. Executed with expressive line and subtle color modulation, the work exemplifies Picasso’s mature printmaking technique of the 1950s.
Signed and dated directly in the stone, the lithograph is both historically significant and highly collectible, bridging Picasso’s personal heritage with his international graphic work.
Price: 950 €