Dragging of the slain bull (El arrastre) - Pablo Picasso - "La Tauromaquia”

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. XXIII of the text: José Delgado (alias Pepe Illo), La Tauromaquia or Arte de torear, Gustavo Gili
- Ediciones La Cometa, Barcelona 1959

The aquatint documents the later announcement of the death, when the bull is dragged out
arena tied to two horses. This phase takes place very slowly to allow the crowd to applaud.
Picasso made the cheering spectators, using splashes of color "vibrant."

More information in the annex