Bacchanale. 1955.
Etching and aquatint in colors.
Signed and numbered. Copy from an edition of 300. On creme wove paper by BFK Rives (with watermark). 47,5 x 56,4 cm (18,7 x 22,2 in). Sheet: 56 x 75 cm (22 x 29,5 in).
Published by Atelier Crommelynck, Paris (with blindstamp).
Mediterranean life always played a role in Picasso's graphic works. The Faun, bucolic revelries and Bacchanalia count among the motifs that best reflect the artist's lust for life and sensual pleasures. In this work Picasso renders an ideal illustration of a southern afternoon with ancient and contemporary motifs melting. The differentiate use of light and shade creates a balanced composition of a harmonious atmosphere. [SM].