Marie-Thérèse rêvant de métamorphoses: elle-même et le sculpteur buvant avec un jeune acteur grec jouant le rôle du Minotaure
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1933 (drawn), 1939 (published)
1933 (drawn), 1939 (published)
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Print of the Minotaur seated with three women and a man holding a glass. Signed and dated.
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Materials and techniques | Etching with drypoint |
Brief description | 'Marie-Thérèse rêvant de métamorphoses: elle-même et le sculpteur buvant avec un jeune acteur grec jouant le rôle du Minotaure', etching by Pablo Picasso, 1933, from a set of 100 for the 'Vollard Suite', published by Ambroise Vollard, 1939. |
Physical description | Print of the Minotaur seated with three women and a man holding a glass. Signed and dated. |
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Object history | The year this print was conceived, Picasso produced many preparatory studies on the theme of the minotaur. Key to his 'minotauromachy' was the physical similarity between this mythological beast and the bull, with which he had a longstanding fascination |
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Accession number | E.49-1961 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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