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The bullfigther out among the fans (El torero sale en hombros de los aficionados) - Pablo Picasso -

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  • The bullfigther out among the fans (El torero sale en hombros de los aficionados) - Pablo Picasso -  1
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Pablo Picasso "La Tauromaquia"
May 1957 dimension: 20 x 30 cm

Etching aquatint with sugar, with hand-etching on copper beveled
printed on paper "Velin pour fil de Guarro" (with dual watermark)
single state
origin: • private art collection
Illustration n. XXIV of the text: José Delgado (alias Pepe Illo), La Tauromaquia or Arte de torear, Gustavo Gili
- Ediciones La Cometa, Barcelona 1959

The bullfighter goes out, after the victory over the bull, on the shoulders of fans and aficionados, lovers of bullfighting.
Picasso highlights the joyful clamor of the moment of the scene through simple touches of color in the background,
representing the cheering crowd.

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