Bullfight Under a Black Sun (M. 25; not in B.)

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PABLO PICASSO
Bullfight Under a Black Sun (M. 25; not in B.)
lithograph, 1946, on Arches, Mourlot's only state, Mourlot calls for 18 proofs, there was no edition, inscribed 'M 25' in pencil in the lower margin and 'Mourlot 287', 'No 13 - Corrida', 'au soleil noir M. 25 Mourlot', '19', '1', '7/1/46', '160' (all crossed out) and 'III B' on the reverse, with margins, the palest time staining, stray printing ink, a few small stains on the reverse, otherwise in good condition, framed
L. 12 x 16¼ in. (303 x 411 mm.)
S. 12¼ x 17½ in. (309 x 443 mm.)

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Lot Essay

"One of the most interesting lithographs [Picasso] produced during that time was a bullfighting scene in which he applied the principle of the papier collé to lithography. He took a piece of lithographic paper, applied it to a rough surface and rubbed it at each end and at one or two spots with a lithographic crayon until those areas had the grainy texture of a Max Ernst frottage. From the darkest of these parts he cut out the figure of a picador and pasted it down in the white area near the right hand side. Other elements he pasted in with the lithographic ink, on each side of the bull he had a picador, at the left a picador in white...and on the right in black."

Françoise Gilot and Carlton Lake
Life with Picasso
New York, Toronto, London
McGraw Hill Company 1964

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